Given name
Coraline
Coraline is a variant of Coral. One English interpretation is “resembling the semiprecious sea growth; from the reef.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coraline 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
Coraline 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coraline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,786
- 0 boys · 6,786 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 527 babies
- 2025
- 414
- #683 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 414 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 683 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 527 in 2015. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (49). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,977 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.
Coraline’s family of names
Coraline has a related form in Coral.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Coraline
- Coraline Ada Ehmkesoftware developer and open source community activistborn 2000
- Coraline VitalisFrench fencerborn 1995
- Coraline HugueFrench cross-country skierborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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