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Corina

Pronounced K AO2 R IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1992
  • 139 years in use
  • 2 spellings
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How popular is Corina?

Corina is a girls' name, and first appears in 1886. It has been given to 18,934 children — the 955th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 39% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1992, when 488 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Korina and Korena — because they are pronounced identically.

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1992488

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Corina and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Korina
  • Korena

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K AO2 R IY1 N AH0 · K OW1 R IY1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
210 · 110
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Corina

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Corina

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Corina?
Corina ranks 955th among girls' names in US records, with 18,934 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 870.
Is Corina a unisex name?
No. Corina is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Corina most popular?
1992, when 488 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Corina spelled?
Korina, Korena. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.