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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Coral

Gender

Female

Origin

English
rock

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Coral

Pronunciation

c(o)-ral

More about the name

Coral is a feminine given name derived from the precious coral used to make jewelry. The name is ultimately derived from the Greek word korallion and the Latin coralium.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #2502, 12 births); most recent 2001 (rank #10548, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #1035, 224 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1927, 100 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–100
2024–105
2023–105
2022–116
2021–130
2020–128
2019–183
2018–155
2017–160
2016–202

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #290, 128 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1719, 17 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202517
202416
202323
202219
202122
202018
201924
201826
201725
201631

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #840, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #246, 15 births); most recent 2018 (rank #809, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
20174
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #235, 13 births); most recent 2022 (rank #643, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20225
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20175
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence