Corinth
Of Greek origin, relating to fertile land or having beautiful fruit.
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Corinth. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Corinth today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Corinth births was 1922 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Corinth. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Corinth. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
1922
5 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2020 SSA rank
#15,641
Tracked since 1922
Census
Corinth in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 142 people with the first name Corinth, which placed it at #46,696 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#46,696
National first-name rank
People counted
142
142 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Corinth
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corinth is White at 43.7%. The next largest groups are Black (40.1%) and Hispanic (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Corinth described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Corinth at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.7% · 62
- Black or African American40.1% · 57
- Hispanic or Latino7.0% · 10
- Two or more races4.9% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.2% · 6
Popularity
Corinth: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Corinth from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 5 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Corinth by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Corinth during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Corinth
The name Corinth has its origins in the ancient Greek city-state of the same name, located on the Isthmus of Corinth in the region of the Peloponnese. The city was a prominent and prosperous center of trade and culture during the Classical period of ancient Greece, dating back to the 8th century BCE. The name itself is derived from the ancient Greek word "Korinthos," which likely had its roots in the pre-Greek language of the region.
Corinth was a significant location in Greek mythology, mentioned in various stories and legends. The city was particularly associated with the god Poseidon, who was believed to have founded the settlement. Additionally, the Corinthian Isthmus was the site of the Isthmian Games, one of the four major Panhellenic games in ancient Greece, held in honor of Poseidon.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Corinth can be found in the works of ancient Greek historians and writers, such as Herodotus and Thucydides, who documented the city's pivotal role in the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BCE. The name also appears in the New Testament of the Bible, as the apostle Paul wrote letters to the Christian community in Corinth, addressing various theological and moral issues.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Corinth. One of the earliest recorded was Corinth of Miletus, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 6th century BCE and is credited with being one of the first to calculate the circumference of the Earth. In the 2nd century BCE, Corinth of Alexandria was a renowned Greek grammarian and literary critic who worked at the Library of Alexandria.
During the Byzantine era, Corinth of Constantinople (c. 580 - c. 640) was a prominent Greek monk and hagiographer who wrote several biographies of saints. In the 16th century, Corinth Eckhard (1499-1578) was a German Lutheran theologian and reformer who played a role in the Protestant Reformation.
More recently, Corinth Reid (1914-2011) was an American actor and dancer who appeared in several Broadway musicals and Hollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s. While not as common as some other names, the name Corinth has persisted throughout various periods and cultures, carrying the legacy of the ancient Greek city-state and its historical significance.
People
Corinth + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Corinth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Corinth: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corinth?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Corinth going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Corinth a common name?
We classify Corinth as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 15 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Corinth most popular?
The single biggest year for Corinth was 1922, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Corinth is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Corinth in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 142 people with the name Corinth, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #46,696 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Corinth in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Corinth?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Corinth on both sides of the split. Of the 143 people counted with this name, 52 were male (36.4%) and 91 were female (63.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Corinth?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corinth is White at 43.7%. The next largest groups are Black (40.1%) and Hispanic (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Corinth most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Corinth in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.7% (62 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Corinth in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Corinth a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Corinth in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Corinth still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Corinth in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Corinth can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Corinth?
See how many Americans are named Corinth on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.