Corliss

Where Corliss comes from

The dictionaries list Corliss as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1902
    Corliss Lamont born
    American activist
  2. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,251 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1946
    Peak, #591
    182 babies named Corliss — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1949
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,005.
  5. 1973
    Corliss Williamson born
    American basketball player
  6. 1996
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Corliss Williamson · American basketball player, born 1973
  • Corliss Lamont · American activist, 1902–1995
  • Corliss Palmer · American actress, 1899–1952
  • Corliss Champion Moseley · American aviator, trainer and businessman, 1894–1974

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.