Given name
Coralie
Coralie is a variant of Coral. One English interpretation is “resembling the semiprecious sea growth; from the reef.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coralie 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
Coralie 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 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coralie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,892
- 0 boys · 2,892 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 168 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,964 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,964 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 53.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 168 in 2016. In 2025, California and Ohio shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,049 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.
Coralie’s family of names
In French usage, Coralie has a diminutive in Cora. In French usage, Coralie shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Coraliye. Coralie 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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Coralie
- Coralie FargeatFrench filmmakerborn 1976
- Coralie BalmyFrench swimmerborn 1987
- Coralie LassourceFrench handball playerborn 1992
- Coralie ClémentFrench singerborn 1978
- Coralie SimmonsAmerican water polo player and coachborn 1977
- Coralie BertrandFrench rugby union playerborn 1994
- Coralie DemayFrench racing cyclistborn 1992
- Coralie Frasse SombetFrench alpine skierborn 1991
- Coralie Freicomorian writerborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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