Given name
Korina
“a spear-wielding woman”
Korina is a form of Corina. One Latin interpretation is “a spear-wielding woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Korina carries the interpretation “a spear-wielding woman.” Korina is a form of Corina. One Latin interpretation is “a spear-wielding woman.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Korina is used as a form of Corina.
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
Korina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,605
- 0 boys · 2,605 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 107 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,335 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,335 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 107 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,517 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.
Korina’s family of names
Korina is a form of Corina. Korina has a related form in Koren. Korina has a related form in Korin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 30
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Korynvariant
- Korinnevariant
- Korinnavariant
- Korynnvariant
- Korrynvariant
- Korenvariant
- Korynnevariant
- Korinnvariant
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- Korinvariant
- Korrinevariant
- Korrinavariant
- Korrinvariant
- Korinevariant
- Korenavariant
- Koreenvariant
- Korreanavariant
- Koreanavariant
- Korynnavariant
- Korrendavariant
- Korrinnavariant
- Korrinnvariant
- Korrindavariant
- Korriennevariant
- Korriannevariant
- Korrenavariant
- Korindavariant
- Korennevariant
- Korreenavariant
- Korreenvariant
- Koreenevariant
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Korina
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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