Corliss

Last seen for girls in 2003 at #15,784 · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
Given to girls 89.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1946 · 182 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,849
since 1919

Corliss over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #591, 1946peak #1,894, 1924girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1996#11,8076#9,0155
1995—#3,69317
1994#13,4305#3,10922
1993#8,7199—
1992#10,4797—
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1990#9,2478—
1989#8,7618—
1988#10,3866—
1987#11,3255—
1986#7,7498—
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1983#5,45712—
1982#6,37110—
1981#6,32310—
1980#4,74315—
1979#5,09213—
1978#4,67914—
1977#3,61220—
1976#4,15415—
1975#4,85412—
1974#3,86316—
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1972#5,4809—
1971#2,59928—
1970#2,16037—
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1966#2,35726—
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1964#1,68647—
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1960#1,25376#3,3377
1959#1,18481—
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1957#1,30166#3,5526
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1955#826137#3,5056
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1951#744139#3,7145
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1947#711142#3,3706
1946#591182#3,5255
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1943#1,21244#2,7328
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1940#3,2088#3,4595
1939#4,2505#2,8297
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1937#2,73510#1,99213
1936#4,1815#2,8547
1935#3,1568#2,5299
1934#2,74110#3,6795
1933#3,1098#3,0047
1932#2,36513#2,31311
1931#2,9729#3,7635
1930#3,6587#3,2897
1929#4,0536#2,7669
1928#2,95410#2,65910
1927#2,25616#2,70310
1926#1,72124#3,3857
1925#2,37815#3,4087
1924#1,53330#1,89418
1923#1,67225#2,12315
1922#1,89721#3,0149
1921#4,4646#2,63211
1920#4,3986#2,45912
1919#4,2516#2,8779
1918—#2,8829
1917—#2,09114
1916—#2,15213
1915—#2,8298
1914—#2,10110
1913—#1,9459
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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five girls were named Corliss! It came in at #4,251, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1942, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Corliss is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedMNIllinois: #574 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,664 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedWIMichigan: #521 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,133 girlsMINew York: #918 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 23,804 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedSDIowa: #379 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,617 girlsIAIndiana: #470 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,977 girlsINOhio: #476 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,740 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #779 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,615 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedNEMissouri: #466 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,560 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedWVVirginia: #490 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,994 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #382 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,091 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedHITexas: #1,059 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,140 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Corliss, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#379 · 1 in 4,617
  2. Louisiana#382 · 1 in 3,091
  3. Missouri#466 · 1 in 6,560
  4. Indiana#470 · 1 in 6,977
  5. Ohio#476 · 1 in 7,740

Best ever in a state: #219 in North Dakota, 1951.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#37961 in 4,617
Louisiana#382111 in 3,091
Missouri#46661 in 6,560
Indiana#47061 in 6,977
Ohio#476111 in 7,740
Virginia#49051 in 6,994
Michigan#52191 in 8,133
Illinois#57491 in 9,664
California#77991 in 12,615
New York#91861 in 23,804
Texas#1,05951 in 19,140
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Corliss
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2003
  • Biggest jump: 294 spots in 1944 (#1,212 → #918)
  • Biggest drop: 423 spots in 1957 (#878 → #1,301)
Rise & fade · girls
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1946 at #591 (182 births)
  • Births halved by 1949, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1950–1956
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,634
  • Highest: 1 in 8,634 girls born in 1946 were named Corliss (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 365,429 girls born in 2003 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 39.2% of all girls named Corliss (1,116) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1996
  • Mostly boys until 1995, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s6#4,251 (1919)#4,251
1920s159#1,533 (1924)#2,733
1930s82#2,365 (1932)#3,262
1940s735#591 (1946)#1,468
1950s1,116#733 (1950)#956
1960s442#1,253 (1960)#1,890
1970s185#2,160 (1970)#3,962
1980s79#4,743 (1980)#7,949
1990s40#8,719 (1993)#11,301
2000s5#15,784 (2003)#15,784

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Corliss in 1950

girls
#733
137 births · 1 in 12,504 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #733Corliss137
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 12,504 of them was named Corliss, which outranked 88.0% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Corliss
  1. #728Louisa138
  2. #728Nedra138
  3. #728Vernell138
  4. #733Corliss137
  5. #733Evangeline137
  6. #733Georgianna137
  7. #733Leta137
  8. #738Elouise136
  9. #738Jocelyn136
  10. #738Lorena136

Tied with 4 names at #733; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →