Given name
Coralee
Coralee is a variant of Coral. One English interpretation is “resembling the semiprecious sea growth; from the reef.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coralee is a variant of Coral. One English interpretation is “resembling the semiprecious sea growth; from the reef.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Coralee is a variant of Coral. A possible origin is Late Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coralee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,638
- 0 boys · 2,638 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,682 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,682 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,860 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Coralee’s family of names
Coralee has a related form in Coral.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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