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Coreen

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Pronounced koh-REEN /koʊˈriːn/High

Meaning: Coreen is an -een elaboration of Cora or a variant of Corinne, both from the Greek kore, 'maiden, young girl'. It carries that fresh, youthful meaning in a soft two-beat form.Medium

In 30 seconds: Coreen is a gentle elaboration of Cora and Corinne, from the Greek for 'maiden'. In steady use across the century, it crested in 1968.

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Origin MediumGreek

MeaningCoreen is an -een elaboration of Cora or a variant of Corinne, both from the Greek kore, 'maiden, young girl'. It carries that fresh, youthful meaning in a soft two-beat form.

U.S. rank (2005)#17067 ↘ Falling

2005 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1968

Total births (all-time)≈ 2,475

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Coreen takes Cora — from Greek kore, 'maiden' — and adds the fashionable -een ending that also gave Doreen, Maureen and Kathleen. It overlaps with Corinne, the French form of the same root, and appears in United States records from around the turn of the twentieth century, most warmly in the mid-century decades.

Coreen reached its high point in 1968, at home among the -een names of that generation, and gently receded afterward. It reads as a name of the grandmother tier today, worn by women in their fifties and sixties, and has not been swept up in any particular revival.

Did you know? The kore behind Coreen is the same Greek word that named the maiden-goddess Persephone in her springtime aspect — a quietly mythic root inside a homey mid-century name.

Overall data confidence 68%

References — Coreen — Elaboration of Cora / variant of Corinne, Greek kore 'maiden'; SSA peak 1968

Variations

CorinneCoraCoreenaKorene

Nicknames

CoraReenie

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If you like Coreen…

Corinne— the French form of the same kore root

Cora— the short parent name Coreen elaborates

Coralie— a like Cora-based name with a soft ending

Doreen— a same-era -een name in the identical style

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Coreen mean?

Coreen is a form of Cora or Corinne, from the Greek kore, meaning 'maiden'.

How do you pronounce Coreen?

It's said koh-REEN /koʊˈriːn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Coreen a boy or girl name?

Coreen is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Coreen?

Coreen was an uncommon name that crested in the late nineteen-sixties among the -een names and has been quietly rare since.