Corliss

Where Corliss comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Corliss.

Corliss through the years
  1. 1902
    Corliss Lamont born
    American activist
  2. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,251 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1946
    Peak, #591
    182 babies named Corliss, the most in any year.
  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 on, more girls have.
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.