Coraline

Girl name

Coraline has been given to 6,786 babies in the U.S. since 1970. It peaked in 2015 and currently ranks #683 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

An elaborate form of Coralie, itself derived from coral. Name of a character in Adolphe Adam's opera Le toréador.

Origin: coinages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,786

Peak year

2015 (527 babies)

Rank in 2025

#683 for girls

First recorded

1970

10-year trend

▼ -21%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Coraline.

6,783 babies since 1990

6,768 babies since 1960

6,823 babies since 1918

6,825 babies since 1974

6,736 babies since 1880

6,725 babies since 1882

6,725 babies since 1955

6,848 babies since 1935

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