NameTides

Coral

Coral was the #1,927 girls' name in the US in 2025 (100 babies), and #1,719 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Coral as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Coral as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Coral as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,927 (100)#1,719 (17)——#2,282 (9)
2024#1,895 (105)#1,819 (16)———
2023#1,890 (105)#1,371 (23)——#2,366 (8)
2022#1,775 (116)#1,556 (19)——#1,482 (15)
2021#1,612 (130)#1,402 (22)———
2020#1,616 (129)#1,618 (18)——#1,662 (13)
2019#1,267 (183)#1,316 (24)——#2,374 (8)
2018#1,425 (155)#1,272 (26)#809 (3)—#2,151 (9)
2017#1,422 (160)#1,330 (25)#666 (4)—#1,784 (12)
2016#1,217 (202)#1,112 (31)#502 (6)—#1,690 (13)
2015#1,223 (202)#1,204 (28)#806 (3)—#1,874 (11)
2014#1,179 (208)#1,094 (32)#802 (3)—#2,617 (7)
2013#1,403 (163)#1,253 (27)#663 (4)—#1,792 (12)
2012#1,396 (165)#887 (42)#426 (8)—#1,410 (17)
2011#1,497 (149)#1,327 (23)——#1,672 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1888 at #486.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Coral is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Coral by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,185CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #1,112FL
Coral (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CoralCanadaGirls#2,2829
CoralEngland & WalesGirls#1,71917
CoralIrelandGirls—too few
CoralNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CoralScotlandGirls—too few
CoralUSGirls#1,927100
CoralUSBoys—too few