Corlis
The Story of Corlis
As a girl name
American parents first put Corlis on the record books as a girl name in 1945, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 56 Corliss were born — ranking #1,407 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 76% of all recorded Corliss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1966 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 483 Corliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Corlis on the record books as a boy name in 1918, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 6 Corliss were born — ranking #3,708 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Corliss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1934 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 32 Corliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Corlis
Corlis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 483 births in the dataset. Corlis's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #1,407. Use the chart and map above to compare Corlis'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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