Corliss
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning cheerful and carefree.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Corliss by the numbers
Its American peak was 182 babies in 1946, making it a 1940s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Corliss. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean joy
Like Corliss, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Corliss
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