Corinna

Where Corinna comes from

From Ancient Greek, probably from κόρη (kórē, “girl, maid, daughter”); compare kore.
— Wiktionary's entry for Corinna
  • Ancient Greek
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 500 BC
    Corinna born
    ancient Greek poet whose lifetime is unclear and controversial
  2. 1881
    First appearance
    #830 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1954
    Corinna Harfouch born
    German actress
  4. 1970
    Peak, #697
    225 babies named Corinna — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1979
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,178.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Corinna · ancient Greek poet whose lifetime is unclear and controversial, 500 BC–500 BC
  • Corinna Harfouch · German actress, born 1954
  • Corinna Tsopei · Greek actor and Miss Universe 1964, born 1944
  • Corinna May · German singer, born 1970
  • Corinna Dentoni · Italian female tennis player, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.