Girl

Coraline

KOR-uh-leen

Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“A literary creation by Neil Gaiman, derived from Coral, symbolizing curiosity and bravery in facing dark forces; gained popularity through the 2009 film.”

Popularity Over Time

Coraline US popularity rank over timeRank 19970 in 2007 to rank 579 in 2015. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#579#10275#199701970198020002024

Currently ranked #719 in the United States.

Origin

EnglishLatin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

CoraCoralLine

Style

ModernLiteraryBoldPlayfulEthereal

Famous Bearers

  • Coraline Jones (Neil Gaiman's protagonist)
  • Dakota Johnson (character inspiration)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Carolina

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Caroline

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Cordelia

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Colette

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Sibling Name Ideas

Wyatt

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Declan

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Jasper

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Leo

Latin Top 50

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People Also Ask

A literary creation by Neil Gaiman, derived from Coral, symbolizing curiosity and bravery in facing dark forces; gained popularity through the 2009 film.

Coraline is currently ranked #719 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Coraline include Cora, Coral, Line.

Names that pair beautifully with Coraline include Wyatt, Declan, Jasper, Leo.