Corrie
A feminine name of Dutch origin meaning "free" or "belonging to the people".
Name Census estimates that about 7,332 living Americans carry the first name Corrie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 87.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Corrie today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Corrie births was 1977 (386 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Corrie. 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 Corrie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
7.3K
~ 1 in 46,748 Americans
Peak year
1977
386 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,973
Tracked since 1880
Census
Corrie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 7,003 people with the first name Corrie, which placed it at #3,130 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
#3,130
National first-name rank
People counted
7.0K
7,003 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
77.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Corrie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corrie is White at 77.7%. The next largest groups are Black (12.3%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). 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 Corrie 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 Corrie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White77.7% · 5,443
- Black or African American12.3% · 859
- Two or more races4.1% · 284
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 272
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 103
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 42
Gender
Gender distribution for Corrie
Corrie leans heavily female at 87.0% of total registrations, but 1,279 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Corrie as a male name
- Ranked #8,426 in 2024
- 9 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1977 (53 births)
Corrie as a female name
- Ranked #3,973 in 2024
- 37 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1977 (333 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Corrie leans strongly female. 6,180 people counted with this name were female (88.1%), compared with 833 male bearers (11.9%).
Popularity
Corrie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Corrie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 2,565 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Corrie 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 Corrie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Corries live
The SSA's state-level files cover 36 states and territories. California, South Carolina, Texas recorded the most babies named Corrie, while Utah, Nebraska, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 118 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Corrie
The name Corrie is a diminutive form of the feminine name Cornelia, which has its roots in the Latin language. Cornelia is derived from the word "cornu," meaning "horn," which may have been a reference to the horn-shaped hair arrangement worn by ancient Roman women. The name Corrie likely emerged as a nickname or shortened version of Cornelia in various regions and cultures.
The name Cornelia has a long history, dating back to ancient Rome. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is in the Gens Cornelia, a prominent Roman family that produced several notable individuals, including the famous mother and wife of the Gracchi brothers, Cornelia Africana (190-100 BC), who was renowned for her intelligence and virtue.
In medieval times, the name Cornelia was popular among Christians, as it was borne by several early saints and martyrs. One notable example is Saint Cornelia, a Roman matron who lived in the 3rd century and was martyred during the reign of Emperor Gallienus.
The diminutive form Corrie gained popularity in various regions, particularly in the Netherlands and Scotland. In the Netherlands, Corrie is a common Dutch diminutive of Cornelia, and it has been a popular name for centuries. Similarly, in Scotland, Corrie is a diminutive form of Cornelia, often used as a standalone name.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Corrie. One of the most famous is Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983), a Dutch Christian watchmaker and author who helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. Another notable Corrie is Corrie Sanders (1966-2012), a South African professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title from 2003 to 2004. Corrie Hartog (1905-2008) was a Dutch illustrator known for her children's books, while Corrie van Zyl (1915-2008) was a South African Olympic athlete who competed in the high jump.
Additionally, Corrie Ayres (1866-1942) was an American politician and the first woman to serve as a state senator in Utah, and Corrie Littler (1893-1941) was an English cricketer who played for the Women's Cricket Association in the early 20th century.
People
Corrie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Corrie 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
Corrie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corrie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7,332 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Corrie 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 46,748 US residents.
Is Corrie a common name?
We classify Corrie as "Rare". It ranks above 97.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 9,813 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Corrie most popular?
The single biggest year for Corrie was 1977, when 386 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Corrie is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Corrie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 7,003 people with the name Corrie, or 2.32 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,130 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 Corrie 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 Corrie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Corrie leans strongly female. 6,180 people counted with this name were female (88.1%), compared with 833 male bearers (11.9%). 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 Corrie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corrie is White at 77.7%. The next largest groups are Black (12.3%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). 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 Corrie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Corrie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.7% (5,443 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 Corrie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Corrie a female name?
Yes, 87.0% of people registered as Corrie 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 Corrie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Corrie 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 Corrie 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 common is the name Corrie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.