Korin
The Story of Korin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Korin as a girl name dates back to 1954, when 6 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Korin — #2,191 in the national rankings. About 26% of every Korin on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Korin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Korin on the record books as a boy name in 1990, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 12 Korins were born — ranking #6,224 that year. About 58% of every Korin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Korin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 108 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Korin
Korin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Korin's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #2,191. Use the chart and map above to compare Korin'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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