girl's name
Coralie
ko-ra-LEE
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 64,371
Canada
#508
2024 births
Coralie names a skeleton — coral is the calcium structure built by colonies of tiny animals, so the name describes an object made by living things rather than a plant or a stone. Red coral was traded across the Mediterranean from antiquity.
- Coralie is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1990, when 2,760 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 29,475 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Coralie over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 135 |
| 1910s | 65 |
| 1920s | 30 |
| 1950s | 35 |
| 1960s | 1,115 |
| 1970s | 5,185 |
| 1980s | 17,565 |
| 1990s | 20,930 |
| 2000s | 8,765 |
| 2010s | 1,375 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 205 |
What Coralie means
Coralie means coral. It names the hard red material rather than any quality, and the material itself is the accumulated skeleton of marine animals rather than a mineral.
Where Coralie comes from
Coralie is a French elaboration of the Latin corallium, coral, from the Greek korallion — possibly a Semitic loan. Red coral was traded across the Mediterranean from antiquity and set in jewelry as a charm against the evil eye, particularly for children. The name appears in nineteenth-century French literature and looks like a poetic coinage of that period rather than an inherited name. Coral is a colonial animal's skeleton, not a plant or a rock.
Coralie in use
Coralie peaked in France in 1990, when 2,760 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 1396th in England and Wales on 23 births, 1746th in France on 20 and 2986th in the United States on 56, across 64,371 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track. England and Wales now ranks it above France.
How popular is Coralie?
In 2025, Coralie was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Coralie is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Coralie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Coralie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Coralie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Coralie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Coralie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Coralie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Coralie
What does the name Coralie mean?
Coral — the Latin corallium, from the Greek korallion.
Is coral a plant?
No. It is the accumulated skeleton of colonial marine animals.
Why was coral worn as a charm?
Red coral was set in jewelry against the evil eye, particularly for children.
Where is Coralie used?
England and Wales at 1396th now ranks it above France at 1746th.
How popular is the name Coralie?
In 2025, Coralie was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Coralie a girl's or a boy's name?
Coralie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Coralie?
Coralie has 3 syllables.
When was Coralie most popular?
Coralie peaked in 1990, when 2,760 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Coralie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Coralie currently ranks #508 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.