Fun Facts About the Name Korinna
- 448 babies named Korinna: U.S. records list 448 babies given the name Korinna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Korinna Mean?
Korinna is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning 'maiden' or 'young woman.' It is a variant spelling of Corinna, from the Greek name Κορίννα (Korinna). The usual derivation connects it with the Greek noun κόρη (korē), 'maiden, girl, daughter,' though the exact formation of the name is not certain; it may be an affectionate or diminutive form based on that word. The literal sense is 'maiden.' The K spelling follows the Greek kappa, while Corinna is the Latinized form used in Latin and many modern European languages. Later literary associations do not change the etymological meaning.
Korinna Name History & Origins
The Greek name Κορίννα is ancient. Its best-known early bearer is the poet Korinna, associated with Boeotia and the town of Tanagra. Ancient sources place her in the fifth century BC, around the time of Pindar, and some traditions make her his teacher or rival; modern scholars debate her dates, and fragments of her poetry survive on papyri from Egypt. The name belongs to the Greek name stock that later fed into Latin and modern European naming.
Through Latin, the name became Corinna. The Roman poet Ovid used Corinna as the name of the woman addressed in his Amores; she is a literary persona, not a documented historical person, and his poem is a famous later use rather than the origin of the name. The spelling Korinna reflects a direct transliteration of the Greek kappa. It has continued in modern use alongside Corinna. In English, both spellings are used.
How Popular is the Name Korinna?
Korinna 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 1994. Its best rank was #4,930 in 1994.
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 | #12,585 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #12,798 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,978 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #12,958 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,679 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,644 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #14,754 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #16,984 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #15,359 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #13,796 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,883 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #15,651 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #18,317 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #14,294 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #19,132 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #19,165 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #14,404 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #17,950 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #10,328 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #13,192 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,263 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #11,561 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #5,828 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #9,178 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #15,407 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,720 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #5,415 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #5,575 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #4,930 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #11,199 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #5,870 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #6,804 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #5,406 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #9,194 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #5,179 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #6,133 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #10,175 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #8,795 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #7,758 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #8,558 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #11,233 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #11,019 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #10,550 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #7,204 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #10,031 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #6,188 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #8,178 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #8,643 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #6,270 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #5,912 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #6,171 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #6,386 | 6 | 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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