Corleone
Corleone is a town and comune of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, Southern Italy.
Meaning & Origin of Corleone
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corleone is a town and comune of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, Southern Italy.
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Etymology
The Story of Corleone
Corleone first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 12 Corleones were born — ranking #6,775 that year. As of 2026, Corleone ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 175 Corleones have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Corleone
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- See also: Category:People from Corleone Roberta Alaimo (b. 1979), politician;
- Calogero Bagarella (1935–1969), mobster;
- Leoluca Bagarella (b. 1942), mobster;
- Francesco Bentivegna (1820–1856), patriot and anti- Bourbon revolutionary;
- Bernard of Corleone (1605–1667), Franciscan Saint venerated by the Catholic Church ;
- Vito Ciancimino (1924–2002), politician associated with the Sicilian mafia;
- Jack Ignatius Dragna (1891–1956), Italian-American mobster;
- Tom Dragna (1888–1977), Italian-American mobster;
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Names that sound like Corleone
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About the name Corleone
Corleone is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 175 births in the dataset. Corleone's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #6,775. Use the chart and map above to compare Corleone'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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