Corina
Meaning
maiden
Corina's name family
One shared root links 5 names across 2 languages.
Shared root: from Greek kore "maiden", Persephone's epithet, reaching modern use through Latinized Korinna and Fenimore Cooper's Cora
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Corina peaked in the 1960s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
6,528 people · the #2,275 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 31,250 · median age 69
Among people named Corina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 31 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Corina
Most people given the name Corina in the United States were born between 1960 and 1999. The Corina you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Corina deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Corina truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Corina fits with your family’s names and surname.
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