Given name
Coralyn
Coralyn is a variant of Coral. One English interpretation is “resembling the semiprecious sea growth; from the reef.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coralyn 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
Coralyn 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 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coralyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,119
- 0 boys · 1,119 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,575 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,575 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 852 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.
Coralyn’s family of names
Coralyn has a related form in Coral.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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