Corrinne
A feminine given name derived from the Greek word korē, meaning "maiden".
Name Census estimates that about 1,129 living Americans carry the first name Corrinne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Corrinne today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Corrinne births was 1924 (47 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Corrinne. 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 Corrinne with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 303,591 Americans
Peak year
1924
47 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
2019 SSA rank
#16,071
Tracked since 1888
Census
Corrinne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,284 people with the first name Corrinne, which placed it at #10,411 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
#10,411
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,284 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Corrinne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corrinne is White at 79.5%. The next largest groups are Black (7.7%) and Hispanic (5.5%). 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 Corrinne 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 Corrinne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.5% · 1,021
- Black or African American7.7% · 99
- Hispanic or Latino5.5% · 70
- Two or more races4.4% · 57
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 13
Popularity
Corrinne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Corrinne from the 1880s through to the 2010s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 320 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Corrinne 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 Corrinne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Corrinnes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, New York, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Corrinne, while Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 34 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Corrinne
The name Corrinne is a French feminine form of the name Corrin, which itself is derived from the Greek name Korinna. Its origins can be traced back to the ancient Greek city of Corinth, with the name Korinna meaning "maiden of Corinth".
In ancient times, Korinna was the name of a renowned Greek poet from Tanagra, a town near Thebes. She lived around the 5th century BC and composed lyric poetry, though little of her work survives today. Her existence is mentioned in writings by ancient scholars like Plutarch and Antipater of Thessalonica.
The variation Corrinne emerged as a popular name in France during the Middle Ages. One of the earliest recorded examples is Corrinne de Tańczyn, a Polish noblewoman who lived in the 13th century and was known for her philanthropic endeavors.
In the 16th century, the name gained prominence through the Italian poet and scholar Corrinne Olimpica, born in 1520. She was celebrated for her poetic prowess and was crowned as the first woman to receive the prestigious laurel wreath of a poet in Rome.
Another notable figure was Corrinne Roosevelt Robinson, the granddaughter of former US President Theodore Roosevelt. She lived from 1892 to 1933 and was an acclaimed poet and writer in her own right.
Corrinne Calvet, born in 1925, was a French actress who gained fame in Hollywood during the 1950s and appeared in numerous films and television shows.
Corrinne Luchaire, born in 1921, was a French author and journalist known for her works on philosophy, literature, and feminism. She was awarded the prestigious Prix Femina literary prize in 1960.
People
Corrinne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Corrinne 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
Corrinne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corrinne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,129 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Corrinne 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 303,591 US residents.
Is Corrinne a common name?
We classify Corrinne as "Rare". It ranks above 90.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,107 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Corrinne most popular?
The single biggest year for Corrinne was 1924, when 47 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Corrinne is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Corrinne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,284 people with the name Corrinne, or 0.43 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,411 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 Corrinne 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 Corrinne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Corrinne appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,294 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Corrinne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corrinne is White at 79.5%. The next largest groups are Black (7.7%) and Hispanic (5.5%). 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 Corrinne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Corrinne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.5% (1,021 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 Corrinne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Corrinne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Corrinne 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 Corrinne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Corrinne 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 Corrinne 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 Corrinne as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.