Given name
Korinna
“a spear-wielding woman”
Korinna is a variant of Korina. In Latin use, Korina carries the interpretation “a spear-wielding woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Korinna 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
Korinna 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 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Korinna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 448
- 0 boys · 448 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,585 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +56%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,585 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 435 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.
Korinna’s family of names
In Polish usage, Korinna has a conventional equivalent in the French form Corinne. Korinna has a related form in Korina. In German usage, Korinna has a related form in Kora.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Korinna
- Moon BloodgoodAmerican actressborn 1975
- Korinna IshimtsevaKazakhstani volleyball playerborn 1984
- Korinna SchumannAustrian politicianborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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