Corrado
Of Italian origin, meaning "brave heart" or "valiant-hearted".
Name Census estimates that about 228 living Americans carry the first name Corrado. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Corrado today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Corrado births was 1973 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Corrado. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Corrado with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
228
~ 1 in 1,503,309 Americans
Peak year
1973
14 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,168
Tracked since 1913
Census
Corrado in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 578 people with the first name Corrado, which placed it at #18,590 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
#18,590
National first-name rank
People counted
578
578 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
88.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Corrado
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corrado is White at 88.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.3%) and Black (1.6%). 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 Corrado 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 Corrado at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White88.2% · 510
- Hispanic or Latino8.3% · 48
- Black or African American1.6% · 9
- Two or more races1.2% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 2
Popularity
Corrado: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Corrado from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 45 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Corrado remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Corrado 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 Corrado during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Corrados live
Origin
Meaning and history of Corrado
The name Corrado has its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the Old High German name Kuonrat, which is a compound of the elements kuon, meaning "bold" or "brave," and rat, meaning "counsel" or "advice." It emerged during the medieval period in various parts of Europe, particularly in Germany and Italy.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Corrado can be found in the 9th century, when a Frankish count named Corrado lived during the reign of Charlemagne. Another notable figure from this era was Corrado I, who ruled as the King of Italy from 915 to 918 AD.
During the Middle Ages, the name Corrado gained popularity among the nobility and ruling classes in various regions of Europe. In Italy, it was particularly common in the northern regions, such as Lombardy and Piedmont. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Corrado II, who was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1027 to 1039 AD.
The name Corrado also appeared in several literary works and historical documents from this period. For example, the Italian poet Dante Alighieri mentioned a character named Corrado da Palazzo in his epic poem, the Divine Comedy, written in the early 14th century.
In the Renaissance era, the name Corrado continued to be used in various parts of Europe, particularly in Italy. One notable figure was Corrado Gesneri, a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer who lived from 1516 to 1565 AD. Another was Corrado Deodati, an Italian theologian and scholar who lived from 1609 to 1676 AD.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the name Corrado remained relatively uncommon but was still used in certain regions of Italy and other parts of Europe. One notable individual was Corrado Ricci, an Italian art historian and writer who lived from 1858 to 1934 AD.
In more recent times, the name Corrado has been less commonly used, but there have been a few notable individuals who have carried this name. For instance, Corrado Barjone was an Italian footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and Corrado Guzzanti is an Italian actor, comedian, and filmmaker born in 1965.
People
Corrado + last name combinations
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Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Corrado: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corrado?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 228 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Corrado 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 1,503,309 US residents.
Is Corrado a common name?
We classify Corrado as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 315 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Corrado most popular?
The single biggest year for Corrado was 1973, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Corrado is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Corrado in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 578 people with the name Corrado, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,590 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 Corrado 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 Corrado?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Corrado appears almost entirely male. Of the 578 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Corrado?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corrado is White at 88.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.3%) and Black (1.6%). 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 Corrado most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Corrado in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.2% (510 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 Corrado in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Corrado a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Corrado in the SSA data are male. 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 Corrado still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Corrado 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 Corrado 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 are called Corrado?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.