Coral
Coral is a feminine given name derived from the precious coral used to make jewelry. The name is ultimately derived from the Greek word korallion and the Latin coralium.
- English
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Coral
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Coral is a feminine given name derived from the precious coral used to make jewelry. The name is ultimately derived from the Greek word korallion and the Latin coralium.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Spanish
The Story of Coral
The earliest SSA record of Coral as a baby girl name dates back to 1881, when 8 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 224 newborns named Coral — #1,037 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Coral ranks #2,012 for baby girls with 97 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Coral
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Coral. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Coral
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- Coral Aguirre , pen name of Argentinean-born playwright, musician, and professor of literature Angélica Claro Canteros (born 1938)
- Coral Amiga , English actress
- Coral Atkins (1936–2016), English actress who opened and ran a home for disadvantaged children
- Coral Barbas , Spanish academic who is a professor at the Universidad CEU San Pablo in Madrid, Spain and is known for her research on metabolomics and integration of chemical data
- Coral Bell (1923–2012), Australian academic who wrote about international relations and power politics
- Coral Bentley (born 1984), retired Australian synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Coral Bistuer (born 1966), Spanish taekwondo practitioner
- Coral Bracho (born 1951), Mexican poet, translator, and doctor of Literature
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Names that sound like Coral
Phonetically similar names — useful when Coral is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Coral
Coral is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Coral's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #486. Use the chart and map above to compare Coral's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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