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Corin

Boy · KOR-in · Latin

Corin is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).

What does Corin mean?

Latin: from Quirinus, a Roman god, via French

Corin is an old shepherd in Shakespeare's As You Like It.

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Is Corin a girl's or a boy's name?

Corin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 11 boys in the US.

How popular is Corin in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,859among boys
Babies in 2025
14about 1 in 21,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 7% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Corin, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 30 boys.

2025 had more boys named Corin than any year since 2014.

Half of all the boys named Corin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were given Corin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #973, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.

In 1996, 56% of the babies named Corin in the UK were girls. By 2021 it was 8%, with more boys than girls since 1997.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales, 647th in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 30 in 20032025
Corin in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202514#1,859
20246#3,335
202312#2,024
20229#2,457
202112#1,969
20207#2,819
201912#1,974
201811#2,088
201713#1,922
201612#2,007
20158#2,614
201418#1,454
201312#1,901
201213#1,850
201119#1,385
201024#1,170
200925#1,115
200830#972
200720#1,257
200622#1,096
200526#944
200418#1,140
200330#773
200216#1,109
20018#1,690
200011#1,308
199921#836
199810#1,346
199717#941
199612#1,146

How popular is Corin in the US?

Rank in 2025
#7,190among boys
Babies in 2025
11about 1 in 160,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 35% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Corin, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967. 7 girls were also named Corin in 2025 (11,928th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Corin in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 1977, 71% of the babies named Corin in the US were girls. By 2018 it was 33%, with more boys than girls since 2009.

1967Busiest: 36 in 20062025
Corin in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202511#7,190
20247#9,888
202315#5,922
202219#5,015
202118#5,105
202010#7,497
201914#6,099
201827#3,887
201724#4,220
201627#3,882
201523#4,293
201426#3,888
201333#3,263
201228#3,711
201124#4,108
201021#4,516
200928#3,719
200823#4,264
200722#4,373
200636#3,023
200520#4,321
200427#3,452
200317#4,611
200212#5,718
200117#4,470
200022#3,634
199921#3,586
199813#4,868
199717#3,872
199623#3,102
199516#3,848
199422#3,103
199328#2,571
199223#2,903
199125#2,677
19909#5,375
198914#3,803
198822#2,594
198717#2,938
198615#3,128
19859#4,328
19848#4,549
19838#4,497
19829#4,232
19819#4,151
198013#3,255
197912#3,356
19786#5,056
19779#3,834
197611#3,262
19758#3,939
197412#2,944
19737#4,052
197211#2,989
19717#3,961
197012#2,738
196914#2,307
19688#3,106
19677#3,229

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