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Corsica

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Pronounced KOR-sih-kah /ˈkɔr.sɪ.kə/Medium

Meaning: Corsica is the name of a mountainous Mediterranean island, part of France but Italian in much of its culture and history. Used as a given name it is a place-name pure and simple; the island's own name is ancient and of uncertain origin, so the appeal is the sound and the sense of place rather than a literal meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Corsica is a place-name, the Mediterranean island, used quietly as a girl's name. It appeared lightly in the nineteen-eighties (said KOR-sih-kah).
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Origin LowItalian, French
MeaningCorsica is the name of a mountainous Mediterranean island, part of France but Italian in much of its culture and history. Used as a given name it is a place-name pure and simple; the island's own name is ancient and of uncertain origin, so the appeal is the sound and the sense of place rather than a literal meaning.
U.S. rank (1995)#13888 ↘ Falling
1995 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1988
Total births (all-time)≈ 86

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198919871995

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

Corsica takes its name straight from the French-governed Mediterranean island, famed for rugged mountains and as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. The island's ancient name is of debated origin, so as a given name Corsica works as a place-name, prized for melody and a sense of somewhere rather than a dictionary meaning. It has surfaced only occasionally on American birth records.

Corsica was rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its brief peak in the late nineteen-eighties, and it never became established. A girl named Corsica then would be in her late thirties today.

Did you know? Corsica is best known as the birthplace of Napoleon; as a given name it joins other evocative island and place-names, like Sicily and Siena, chosen for their travel-poster glamour.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Corsica — Place-name; Mediterranean island of Corsica

Variations

CorsikaKorsica

Nicknames

CoraCoriSica

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Corsica mean?

It is a place-name from the Mediterranean island of Corsica, chosen for its sound and sense of place.

How do you pronounce Corsica?

It is said KOR-sih-kah /ˈkɔr.sɪ.kə/, three syllables stressed on the first.

Is Corsica a boy or girl name?

Corsica is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Corsica?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-eighties.

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