Corliss
Corliss is both a surname and a given name.
Meaning & Origin of Corliss
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corliss is both a surname and a given name.
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The Story of Corliss
As a girl name
American parents first put Corliss on the record books as a girl name in 1919, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 182 Corlisss were born — ranking #591 that year. About 39% of every Corliss on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Corliss last appeared in the published SSA data in 2003, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Corliss on the record books as a boy name in 1913, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 22 Corlisss were born — ranking #3,108 that year. About 31% of every Corliss on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Corliss last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 343 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Corliss
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Corliss Lamont (1902–1995), American philosopher, political activist, and philanthropist
- C. C. Moseley (1894–1974), American aviator and aviation businessman
- Corliss Palmer (1899–1952), American silent film actress
- Corliss P. Stone (1806–1873), mayor of Seattle and businessman
- Corliss Waitman (born 1995), Belgian-American football player
- Corliss Williamson (born 1973), basketball player
- Augustus W. Corliss (1837–1907), American writer, historian and Civil War veteran
- George Henry Corliss (1817–1888), inventor of the Corliss steam engine
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Names that sound like Corliss
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About the name Corliss
Corliss is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Corliss's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #591. Use the chart and map above to compare Corliss'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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