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Girl name

Corlis

94% girls · last recorded 1966

Corlis has been given to about 515 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 418
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Corlis per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1957 · 56
  • Born in 20250
  • All time515

How popular is Corlis?

Its best year was 1957, when 56 babies were given the name, ranking 1409th. The typical living American called Corlis is about 70 years old today.

Names that sound like Corlis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Doris0.75
  2. Hollis0.75
  3. Dorris0.75
  4. Collins0.70
  5. Cris0.68
  6. Cori0.65
  7. Kris0.64
  8. Lois0.62

Middle names for Corlis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Corlis Anne0.81
  2. Corlis Eve0.80
  3. Corlis Elizabeth0.78
  4. Corlis Josephine0.78
  5. Corlis Rose0.77
  6. Corlis Marie0.77

Sibling names for Corlis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.61
  2. Gwensister · 0.61
  3. Gwendolynsister · 0.56
  4. Margosister · 0.56
  5. Brucebrother · 0.54
  6. Dannybrother · 0.53

Where Corlis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Corlis Anderson0.77
    2. Corlis Reyes0.72
    3. Corlis Nguyen0.72
    4. Corlis Moore0.72
    5. Corlis Lee0.72
    6. Corlis Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Corlis

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.