Coralyn
Coralyn was the 7575th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 2288th; the most babies were born in 2013 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,268 places. More babies were named Coralyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Coraline) coral (elaboration of Coralie) · French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #7,575 girls, down 3,287 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201355 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,119babies recorded
What does the name Coralyn mean?
Coralyn is a spelling of Coraline, pronounced the same way, so it shares Coraline's meaning and origin.
Coraline is an elaborate form of Coralie, according to Wiktionary, and was the name of a character in Adolphe Adam's opera Le toréador. Coralie was coined in France at the end of the 18th century from Latin corallium, coral. English coral comes from the same Latin word, by way of Old French, as the American Heritage Dictionary notes, and Latin took it from Greek korallion. US records show Coraline from 1970.
corallium (Latin, “coral”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only for the coinage history.
Related names: Coralie, Cora, Coral, Caroline.
See also: Latin names, names that mean jewel.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Coraline' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Coralie' (French section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'coral' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Coralyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,575 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,288 | 32 |
| 2010 | #5,277 | 26 |
| 2000 | #15,563 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #6,525 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,720 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,598 | 11 |
| 1930 | #3,107 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Coralyn, counting every spelling?
Coralyn is a spelling of Coraline, a name family that ranked #566 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,575 for Coralyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 530 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coraline | 414 | #683 | 2,023 |
| Coralynn | 35 | #4,089 | 198 |
| Koraline | 47 | #3,324 | 193 |
| Coralyn | 14 | #7,575 | 124 |
| Koralynn | 8 | #11,458 | 91 |
| Koralyn | 7 | #12,583 | 58 |
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 Coralyn?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Coralyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Coralyn 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Coralyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Coralyn?
About 900 people born in the US named Coralyn are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 26. That makes Coralyn 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.
Coralyn by state
How common Coralyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Coralyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Coralyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Coralyn
What does Coralyn mean?
Coralyn is a spelling of Coraline, which means “coral (elaboration of Coralie)” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Coralyn?
Coralyn was the 7575th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 2288th; the most babies were born in 2013 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,268 places. More babies were named Coralyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Coralyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Coralyn in the US.
Where is Coralyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Coralyn was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.