Corliss
Corliss was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 591st with 182 babies. More babies were named Corliss in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1946182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,192babies recorded
Corliss popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | #9,445 | — | 8 | — |
| 1980 | #4,771 | — | 15 | — |
| 1970 | #2,170 | — | 37 | — |
| 1960 | #1,254 | #3,399 | 76 | 7 |
| 1950 | #733 | — | 137 | — |
| 1940 | #3,271 | #3,551 | 8 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,730 | #3,354 | 7 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,502 | #2,490 | 6 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Corliss, counting every spelling?
Corliss has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Corliss?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Corliss are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 63 and 76. That makes Corliss a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Corliss by state
How common Corliss was among girls born in each state in 1944–1948, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.1×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Corliss
How popular is the name Corliss?
Corliss was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 591st with 182 babies. More babies were named Corliss in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Corliss a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,849 girls and 343 boys.
Where was Corliss most popular?
In 1944–1948, Corliss was most common in Louisiana (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Illinois.