Coraline

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Coraline is a feminine given name, usually considered a French diminutive of the name Coral, which is derived from the name for the precious coral used to make jewelry. It was first used by French composer Adolphe Adam for a character in his 1849 comic opera Le toréador.

From Wikipedia

Coraline first appears in the data in 1970 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 527 babies (rank #579 that year). In 2024 it was given to 390 girls (rank #720). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Coraline

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Coraline yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,370

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

527

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1970	6	#7,222
2006	7	#13,913
2007	5	#18,246
2008	11	#10,238
2009	120	#1,796
2010	239	#1,044
2011	225	#1,092
2012	326	#826
2013	389	#713
2014	453	#631
2015	527	#579
2016	502	#600
2017	512	#586
2018	512	#595
2019	481	#624
2020	448	#646
2021	396	#722
2022	430	#678
2023	391	#719
2024	390	#720