Fun Facts About the Name Corinn
- 648 babies named Corinn: U.S. records list 648 babies given the name Corinn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Corinn Mean?
Corinn is an English variant spelling of Corinne. The name goes back through French Corinne and Latin Corinna to Greek Korinna (Κόριννα). Its established meaning, "maiden," comes from Greek korē (κόρη), "maiden" or "young woman"; the exact formation of Korinna is not certain, but this is the usual explanation.
Corinn Name History & Origins
The Greek name Korinna is ancient; it was borne by a lyric poet associated with Boeotia, whose dates are not securely fixed. The name was Latinized as Corinna, the form Ovid uses for the woman addressed in his Amores. French developed the form Corinne. A famous later literary use is the title character of Germaine de Staël's 1807 novel Corinne, ou l'Italie; the novel is an association, not the name's origin.
Corinn is an English spelling variant of Corinne, formed by dropping the final e. It shares the parent name's history and Greek-derived meaning rather than having a separate etymology.
How Popular is the Name Corinn?
Corinn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1978. Its best rank was #2,695 in 1978.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,434 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #11,598 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #17,154 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,250 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #11,394 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #7,289 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #14,173 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #11,014 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #17,732 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #9,599 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #6,851 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #8,095 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #4,412 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #5,864 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #5,350 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #11,641 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #5,414 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #5,937 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #5,837 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #8,223 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #5,296 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #6,341 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #5,095 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #5,221 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #4,549 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #4,712 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #8,549 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #6,001 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #6,247 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #5,121 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #4,360 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #3,976 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #5,270 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #3,639 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #4,361 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #4,886 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #2,695 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | #5,263 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #5,282 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #7,307 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #7,458 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #5,617 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #5,916 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #4,840 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #5,068 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #5,934 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,138 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #6,433 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #5,530 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #5,323 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #4,834 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Corinn Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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