Coral
An English name from the word for the marine skeleton used in jewelry, which came through Latin corallium from the Greek korallion. It joined other gem names in Victorian use.
Coral in 2025
Coral was given to 100 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,535th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 33,153 babies born.
The history of Coral
Coral reached its highest point in 2004, when 224 babies were given the name, ranking 1,822nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 831st, in 1888.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 11,162 babies have been named Coral. Half of them were born before 1992, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Coral by decade
| Decade | Babies named Coral | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 116 | 831 |
| 1890s | 179 | 1,010 |
| 1900s | 160 | 1,179 |
| 1910s | 365 | 1,521 |
| 1920s | 481 | 1,859 |
| 1930s | 466 | 1,652 |
| 1940s | 515 | 1,711 |
| 1950s | 765 | 1,733 |
| 1960s | 581 | 1,828 |
| 1970s | 558 | 2,271 |
| 1980s | 917 | 2,061 |
| 1990s | 1,793 | 1,656 |
| 2000s | 1,837 | 1,822 |
| 2010s | 1,744 | 2,138 |
| 2020s | 685 | 2,941 |
Where Coral is heading
Coral has fallen 50% over the past decade, from 202 babies in 2015 to 100 in 2025.
Names like Coral
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Coral.