Coren
Coren is a variant of the Roman masculine and female given name Corina meaning "spear".
Meaning & Origin of Coren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Coren is a variant of the Roman masculine and female given name Corina meaning "spear".
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The Story of Coren
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Coren as a girl name dates back to 1916, when 5 babies received it. 1979 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Coren — #5,427 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Coren on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Coren last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 109 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Coren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1988, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 10 births, good for #6,315 nationwide. About 47% of every Coren on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Coren last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 148 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Coren
Coren is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 148 births in the dataset. Coren's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #6,315. Use the chart and map above to compare Coren'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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