Coral
Coral was the 1931st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 488th; the most babies were born in 2004 (224). Over the last ten years it has moved down 707 places. More babies were named Coral in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,931 girls, down 314 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 100girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004224 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,162babies recorded
Coral popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 191 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,931 | 100 |
| 2020 | #1,617 | 129 |
| 2010 | #1,446 | 157 |
| 2000 | #1,237 | 160 |
| 1990 | #1,077 | 164 |
| 1980 | #1,302 | 98 |
| 1970 | #2,127 | 38 |
| 1960 | #1,097 | 96 |
| 1950 | #1,202 | 59 |
| 1940 | #1,295 | 33 |
| 1930 | #1,090 | 46 |
| 1920 | #1,287 | 36 |
| 1910 | #1,279 | 13 |
| 1900 | #1,062 | 13 |
| 1890 | #604 | 19 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Coral, counting every spelling?
Coral is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,672 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,931 for Coral on its own. Together these spellings went to 107 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral | 100 | #1,931 | 556 |
| Koral | 7 | #12,582 | 69 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Coral?
100 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Coral (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Coral born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 84 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Coral.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Coral?
About 8,800 people born in the US named Coral are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 15 and 44. That makes Coral mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Coral by state
How common Coral was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.6×), California (2.1×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Coral: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Coral, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Coral
How popular is the name Coral?
Coral was the 1931st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 488th; the most babies were born in 2004 (224). Over the last ten years it has moved down 707 places. More babies were named Coral in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Coral a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Coral in the US.
Where is Coral most popular?
In 2021–2025, Coral was most common in Florida (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Oregon.