Korina
Korina is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Korina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Korina is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Korina
The earliest SSA record of Korina as a baby girl name dates back to 1961, when 22 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 107 newborns named Korina — #1,482 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Korinas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,032 among baby girl names with 26 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 3K Korinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Korina
Korina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Korina's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #1,482. Use the chart and map above to compare Korina'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.