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Coral
	Portrait of a Woman with Coral Beads by Hans Canon.
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	Coral
Other names
Related names	Coralie, Coraline

Coral is a feminine given name derived from the precious coral used to make jewelry. The name is ultimately derived from the Greek word korallion^[1] and the Latin coralium.

The name came into fashion in the Anglosphere in the late 1800s along with other gemstone names for girls.^[2] Coral necklaces were traditionally worn by young children to protect them from illness.^[3]

Usage

The name was at the height of popularity in most English-speaking countries in the late 1800s and the first half of the 20th century. Its greatest popularity in Spain was between 1980 and 2010.^[4] The name has since declined in popularity but remains in regular use. In the United States, 128 newborn girls were named Coral in 2021. Name variants Coralie and Coraline are also in regular use for girls.^[5]

Notable people

Coral Aguirre, pen name of Argentinean-born playwright, musician, and professor of literature Angélica Claro Canteros (born 1938)
Coral Amiga, English actress
Coral Atkins (1936–2016), English actress who opened and ran a home for disadvantaged children
Coral Barbas, Spanish academic who is a professor at the Universidad CEU San Pablo in Madrid, Spain and is known for her research on metabolomics and integration of chemical data
Coral Bell (1923–2012), Australian academic who wrote about international relations and power politics
Coral Bentley (born 1984), retired Australian synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
Coral Bistuer (born 1966), Spanish taekwondo practitioner
Coral Bracho (born 1951), Mexican poet, translator, and doctor of Literature
Coral Browne (1913–1991), Australian-American stage and screen actress
Coral Buttsworth (1900–1985), Australian tennis player
Coral Casado Ortiz (born 1996), Spanish professional racing cyclist
Coral Drouyn (born 1945), English-Australian actress, singer, and screenwriter/story editor
Coral Egan, Canadian jazz and pop singer
Coral-Jade Haines (born 1996), English women’s footballer
Coral Herrera (born 1977), Spanish feminist writer and communicator based in Costa Rica, known for her critique of the concept of romantic love and her contributions to queer studies
Coral Hull (born 1965), Australian author, poet, artist, and photographer
Coral Lansbury (1929–1991), Australian-born feminist writer and academic
Coral Palmer (born 1942), former New Zealand netball player and coach
Coral Petkovich, Australian writer and translator
Coral Bernadine Pollard (born circa 1940), Barbadian artist
Coral Short (born 1973), queer Canadian multimedia artist and coordinator
Coral Smith (born 1979), American former reality television personality
Coral Taylor (born 1961), Australian female rally co-driver
Coral Wong Pietsch (born 1947), American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims