Given name
Korena
“a spear-wielding woman”
Korena is a variant of Korina. In Latin use, Korina carries the interpretation “a spear-wielding woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Korena is a variant of Korina. In Latin use, Korina carries the interpretation “a spear-wielding woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Korena connects to the Corina name family through Korina. An origin associated with Corina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Korena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 456
- 0 boys · 456 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 437 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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