Corrine
Corrine was the 3845th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 352nd with 358 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 906 places. More babies were named Corrine in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Corinne) from Corinna; probably "maiden" · French, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #3,845 girls, up 99 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1926358 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,831babies recorded
What does the name Corrine mean?
Corrine 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
- Wiktionary, entry 'Corinne', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Corinna', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Corinne (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Corrine popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,845 | 38 |
| 2020 | #3,944 | 36 |
| 2010 | #2,016 | 99 |
| 2000 | #1,319 | 144 |
| 1990 | #875 | 222 |
| 1980 | #780 | 212 |
| 1970 | #865 | 155 |
| 1960 | #661 | 235 |
| 1950 | #584 | 207 |
| 1940 | #456 | 216 |
| 1930 | #380 | 323 |
| 1920 | #428 | 244 |
| 1910 | #441 | 82 |
| 1900 | #449 | 56 |
| 1890 | #526 | 25 |
| 1880 | #852 | 5 |
How popular is Corrine, counting every spelling?
Corrine is a spelling of Corinne, a name family that ranked #786 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,845 for Corrine on its own. Together these spellings went to 347 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corinne | 253 | #999 | 1,204 |
| Corrine | 38 | #3,845 | 172 |
| Koryn | 13 | #8,125 | 79 |
| Korinne | 13 | #8,124 | 73 |
| Corryn | 6 | #13,577 | 41 |
| Korryn | 6 | #14,126 | 36 |
| Korynn | 6 | #14,127 | 30 |
| Coryn | 6 | #13,578 | 27 |
| Corynn | 6 | #13,579 | 25 |
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 Corrine?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Corrine (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Corrine 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Corrine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Corrine?
About 11,900 people born in the US named Corrine are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 34 and 69. That makes Corrine mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Corrine by state
How common Corrine 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 Corrine: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Corrine, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Corrine
What does Corrine mean?
Corrine is a spelling of Corinne, which means “from Corinna; probably "maiden"” (French, Greek origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Corrine?
Corrine was the 3845th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 352nd with 358 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 906 places. More babies were named Corrine in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Corrine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Corrine in the US.
Where is Corrine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Corrine was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.