Fun Facts About the Name Koral
- 903 babies named Koral: U.S. records list 903 babies given the name Koral from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Koral Mean?
Koral is a variant spelling of Coral, a name taken from the marine animal and from the hard red-orange material built from its skeleton. The English word passed through Old French coral from Latin corallium, which borrowed Greek korallion, the term for the red coral harvested in the Mediterranean.
The deeper origin of Greek korallion is not settled; it is usually described as a borrowing from a Semitic language, but no single source word is agreed on. The literal sense is simply "coral," with no further meaning attached. Turkish Koral is a separate case: it is used as a given name and surname in Turkey, where koral also names a chorale, a piece written for a choir. Whether the Turkish personal name rests on that musical word or on the sea organism is unclear.
Koral Name History & Origins
Coral entered English use as a given name in the 19th century, when names taken from gems, flowers, and natural objects - Pearl, Ruby, Beryl, Flora - were widely chosen. The K spelling represents the same pronunciation rather than a different name.
Coral also carries a classical association. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Perseus sets down the severed head of Medusa on a bed of seaweed, and the blood stiffens the plants into the first red coral. The story accounts for the material's color and its link to the sea; it does not explain the word itself.
In Croatian and related Slavic languages, koralj means coral, and the feminine name Koraljka is formed from it. Turkish Koral belongs to a distinct naming tradition, appearing as both a personal name and a family name in Turkey.
How Popular is the Name Koral?
Koral 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 2008. Its best rank was #3,457 in 1995.
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 | #12,582 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #7,070 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #7,846 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #6,585 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #7,845 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #6,789 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #6,568 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #6,395 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #5,451 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #4,684 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #4,452 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #4,840 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #5,579 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #6,480 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #6,452 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #8,520 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #7,528 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #4,232 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #7,923 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #4,213 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #4,430 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #4,229 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #4,075 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #4,565 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #4,919 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #4,603 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #4,663 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #3,530 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #4,451 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1996 | #4,964 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,457 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #5,358 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #3,932 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #4,309 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #5,538 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #5,175 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #10,282 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #8,801 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,064 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #7,936 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #9,746 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #7,763 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #9,551 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #9,094 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #6,394 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #6,185 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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