Boy or Girl

Is Corliss a boy or girl name?

Corliss was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 89.3% of the 3,192 US babies named Corliss were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
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Girl rank, 2024
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Babies named Corliss since 1913
3,192
Most popular year
1946
187 babies
Babies named Corliss each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Corliss from 1913 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Corliss, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s7267.7%
1920s10815959.6%
1930s718253.6%
1940s2473596.8%
1950s171,11698.5%
1960s744298.4%
1970s0185100%
1980s079100%
1990s444047.6%
2000s05100%
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–5#16,314
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–5#14,648
19970–0–
19965#9,2656#12,168
199517#3,7240–
199422#3,1285#13,895
19930–9#8,878
19920–7#10,727
19910–0–
19900–8#9,445
19890–8#8,924
19880–6#10,649
19870–5#11,669
19860–8#7,904
19850–0–
19840–5#10,735
19830–12#5,524
19820–10#6,446
19810–10#6,421
19800–15#4,771
19790–13#5,151
19780–14#4,723
19770–20#3,634
19760–15#4,192
19750–12#4,911
19740–16#3,890
19730–21#3,139
19720–9#5,561
19710–28#2,607
19700–37#2,170
19690–29#2,408
19680–21#2,804
19670–29#2,223
19660–26#2,362
19650–38#1,860
19640–47#1,688
19630–56#1,491
19620–60#1,432
19610–61#1,432
19607#3,39875#1,268
19590–81#1,184
19580–61#1,351
19576#3,64066#1,306
19560–129#878
19556#3,569137#827
19540–108#929
19530–113#887
19520–145#736
19515#3,818139#745
19500–137#732
19490–80#1,007
19480–123#773
19476#3,438142#711
19465#3,618182#591
19450–80#843
19440–70#918
19438#2,77544#1,216
19420–0–
19410–6#4,052
19405#3,5518#3,271
19397#2,8815#4,376
19380–7#3,521
193713#2,01410#2,772
19367#2,9255#4,316
19359#2,5698#3,208
19345#3,78110#2,777
19337#3,0688#3,168
193211#2,35113#2,390
19315#3,8819#3,024
19307#3,3547#3,730
19299#2,8076#4,171
192810#2,69410#2,989
192710#2,73916#2,277
19267#3,45224#1,733
19257#3,47315#2,397
192418#1,90930#1,538
192315#2,14325#1,688
19229#3,06321#1,909
192111#2,6636#4,583
192012#2,4906#4,502
19199#2,9216#4,362
19189#2,9210–
191714#2,1080–
191613#2,1720–
19158#2,8730–
191410#2,1370–
19139#1,9780–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Corliss reached #1,909 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #591 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Corliss

Compare Corliss with another nameTry Corliss with your surnameTop names of 1946More names starting with C

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.