The first name Coraline
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
An elaborate form of Coralie, itself derived from coral. Name of a character in Adolphe Adam's opera Le toréador.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Coraline, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 13 births (#2,090).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Coraline with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Coraline at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 414 girls born in the United States were named Coraline, the 683rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 527 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Coraline
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Coraline VitalisFrench fencer, born 1995
- Coraline HugueFrench cross-country skier, born 1984
Questions
- What does the name Coraline mean?
- An elaborate form of Coralie, itself derived from coral. Name of a character in Adolphe Adam's opera Le toréador.
- How popular is the name Coraline?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Coraline, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2018, with 13 births.
- Is Coraline a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,786 US babies named Coraline since 1880 were girls.
- When was Coraline most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 527 babies were named Coraline, its highest rank at 579th.