Is Corliss a boy or girl name?

Corliss is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 3,192 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 89.2% were girls and 10.8% were boys. It changed hands in 1994, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Corliss

Recorded 1913–2003 · United States

Corliss was most popular in 1946, when 187 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,029 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,192 people named Corliss.

Corliss over time

Births per year. The dot marks Corliss’s peak in 1946. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Corliss a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Corliss is mostly a girl’s name — 89.2% of the 3,192 Americans given it were girls and 10.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 1994 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Corliss

Where Corliss is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org