Coreen
Corina is a female given name of ancient Greek origin, derived from κόρη (korē) meaning "girl, maiden". Variants and diminutives include Corinna, Cori, Corri, Corinne, Corine, Kora, Korina and Korinna.
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Meaning & Origin of Coreen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corina is a female given name of ancient Greek origin, derived from κόρη (korē) meaning "girl, maiden". Variants and diminutives include Corinna, Cori, Corri, Corinne, Corine, Kora, Korina and Korinna.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Coreen
American parents first put Coreen on the record books as a baby girl name in 1900, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 75 Coreens were born — ranking #1,267 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Coreens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Coreens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Coreen
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Names that sound like Coreen
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About the name Coreen
Coreen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Coreen's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #1,267. Use the chart and map above to compare Coreen'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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