Coraline
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About Coraline
Coraline may not be original to Neil Gaiman's wonderful book of the same name, but it might as well be. Gaiman's young heroine Coraline Jones is constantly called Caroline but as a name Coraline is more distinctive and has a more mysterious feel. The 2002 novel Coraline was made into a 2009 animated film voiced by Dakota Fanning and nominated for an Academy Award.
The number of baby girls named Caroline increased by a factor of 100 between 2007 and 2017 -- going from 5 to over 500 in a decade.
Pronounced KOR-a-leen.
As of October 2026, Coraline ranked #683 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #579 in 2015.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #631 | 453 | 253.6 |
| 2015 | #579 | 527 | 295.2 |
| 2016 | #600 | 502 | 283.3 |
| 2017 | #586 | 512 | 296.6 |
| 2018 | #595 | 512 | 301 |
| 2019 | #624 | 481 | 286.6 |
| 2020 | #646 | 448 | 277.1 |
| 2021 | #722 | 396 | 241.3 |
| 2022 | #678 | 430 | 262.2 |
| 2023 | #719 | 391 | 243.7 |
| 2024 | #720 | 390 | 240.7 |
| 2025 | #683 | 414 | 257.6 |
World rankings
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Coraline on lists
Famous Coralines
- Coraline Hugue
French skier
- Coraline Mae Bemis (b. 2015)
daughter of musicians Max and Sherri DuPree Bemis
Coraline in pop culture
- "Coraline
" novel by Neil Gaiman, 2009 film, and its main character
- Coraline Duvall
vampire on TV's "Moonlight"
- Coraline
character in opera "Le toréador" by Adolphe Adam