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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Corine

Corine was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 308th; the most babies were born in 1920 (376). More babies were named Corine in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Corinne) from Corinna; probably "maiden" · French, Greek

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1920376 babies
Total since 1880
14,559babies recorded

What does the name Corine mean?

Corine is a spelling of Corinne, pronounced the same way, so it shares Corinne's meaning and origin.

Corinne is the French form of Corinna, the name of an ancient Greek woman poet. Corinna is probably built on Greek korē, "girl, maiden". The French form spread after Madame de Staël's novel Corinne, or Italy (1807). In the US Corinne was used steadily through the 20th century, with peaks in the 1920s and 1990s.

κόρη (Ancient Greek, “girl, maiden”)

How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary gives the link to korē as probable.

Related names: Corinna, Corrine, Cora, Corina.

See also: Greek names.

Sources for this meaning

Corine popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 12 since 1916.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#13,8216
2010#10,59410
2000#6,55916
1990#2,08363
1980#1,42286
1970#1,51865
1960#1,032109
1950#798118
1940#515181
1930#433239
1920#336376
1910#308156
1900#325109
1890#49328
1880#6378

How popular is Corine, counting every spelling?

Corine is a spelling of Corinne, a name family that ranked #786 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 347 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Corinne253#9991,204
Corrine38#3,845172
Koryn13#8,12579
Korinne13#8,12473
Corryn6#13,57741
Korryn6#14,12636
Korynn6#14,12730
Coryn6#13,57827
Corynn6#13,57925

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 old are people named Corine?

About 4,600 people born in the US named Corine are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 46 and 78. That makes Corine a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Corine by state

How common Corine was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (5.9×), Florida (5.2×), Georgia (4.5×), Mississippi (4.2×), Alabama (3.6×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesMO0.18Kentucky: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesKY0.39West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.63 per 1,000 babiesVA0.63Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: 0.47 per 1,000 babiesNM0.47Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.89 per 1,000 babiesAR0.89Tennessee: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesTN0.38North Carolina: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesNC0.38South Carolina: 1.7 per 1,000 babiesSC1.7District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesOK0.33Louisiana: 0.94 per 1,000 babiesLA0.94Mississippi: 1.2 per 1,000 babiesMS1.2Alabama: 1.0 per 1,000 babiesAL1.0Georgia: 1.3 per 1,000 babiesGA1.3Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.84 per 1,000 babiesTX0.84Florida: 1.5 per 1,000 babiesFL1.5
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Corine, girls, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Corine: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Corine, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Corine

What does Corine mean?

Corine is a spelling of Corinne, which means “from Corinna; probably "maiden"” (French, Greek origin). Certainty: probable.

How popular is the name Corine?

Corine was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 308th; the most babies were born in 1920 (376). More babies were named Corine in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Corine a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Corine in the US.

Where was Corine most popular?

In 1918–1922, Corine was most common in South Carolina (1.71 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Georgia.