Girl nameCurrently #102 in the USFalling
Cora
KOR-uh//ˈkɔːrə//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20194 lettersStarts with C
Meaning & origin
Maiden
Cora derives from the Greek 'kore', meaning maiden or girl, an epithet of Persephone in Greek mythology. It was popularized in America by James Fenimore Cooper's 'The Last of the Mohicans' and has returned to fashion recently as a short, vintage classic.
Cora's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Cora |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,051 |
| 1881 | 976 |
| 1882 | 1,076 |
| 1883 | 1,081 |
| 1884 | 1,253 |
| 1885 | 1,258 |
| 1886 | 1,237 |
| 1887 | 1,257 |
| 1888 | 1,442 |
| 1889 | 1,372 |
| 1890 | 1,395 |
| 1891 | 1,349 |
| 1892 | 1,424 |
| 1893 | 1,308 |
| 1894 | 1,326 |
| 1895 | 1,304 |
| 1896 | 1,204 |
| 1897 | 1,246 |
| 1898 | 1,304 |
| 1899 | 1,056 |
| 1900 | 1,397 |
| 1901 | 1,027 |
| 1902 | 1,081 |
| 1903 | 995 |
| 1904 | 993 |
| 1905 | 1,044 |
| 1906 | 959 |
| 1907 | 977 |
| 1908 | 969 |
| 1909 | 969 |
| 1910 | 1,084 |
| 1911 | 1,022 |
| 1912 | 1,258 |
| 1913 | 1,288 |
| 1914 | 1,505 |
| 1915 | 1,691 |
| 1916 | 1,910 |
| 1917 | 1,754 |
| 1918 | 1,926 |
| 1919 | 1,947 |
| 1920 | 1,819 |
| 1921 | 1,833 |
| 1922 | 1,768 |
| 1923 | 1,698 |
| 1924 | 1,638 |
| 1925 | 1,685 |
| 1926 | 1,477 |
| 1927 | 1,500 |
| 1928 | 1,407 |
| 1929 | 1,397 |
| 1930 | 1,280 |
| 1931 | 1,195 |
| 1932 | 1,142 |
| 1933 | 1,170 |
| 1934 | 1,117 |
| 1935 | 1,082 |
| 1936 | 1,019 |
| 1937 | 1,141 |
| 1938 | 1,142 |
| 1939 | 1,040 |
| 1940 | 975 |
| 1941 | 1,012 |
| 1942 | 1,010 |
| 1943 | 874 |
| 1944 | 816 |
| 1945 | 757 |
| 1946 | 800 |
| 1947 | 848 |
| 1948 | 837 |
| 1949 | 854 |
| 1950 | 734 |
| 1951 | 672 |
| 1952 | 667 |
| 1953 | 647 |
| 1954 | 614 |
| 1955 | 576 |
| 1956 | 554 |
| 1957 | 516 |
| 1958 | 435 |
| 1959 | 454 |
| 1960 | 454 |
| 1961 | 419 |
| 1962 | 410 |
| 1963 | 403 |
| 1964 | 351 |
| 1965 | 373 |
| 1966 | 312 |
| 1967 | 235 |
| 1968 | 235 |
| 1969 | 210 |
| 1970 | 234 |
| 1971 | 227 |
| 1972 | 201 |
| 1973 | 196 |
| 1974 | 206 |
| 1975 | 182 |
| 1976 | 211 |
| 1977 | 223 |
| 1978 | 225 |
| 1979 | 194 |
| 1980 | 214 |
| 1981 | 221 |
| 1982 | 239 |
| 1983 | 225 |
| 1984 | 224 |
| 1985 | 221 |
| 1986 | 237 |
| 1987 | 195 |
| 1988 | 201 |
| 1989 | 247 |
| 1990 | 230 |
| 1991 | 255 |
| 1992 | 249 |
| 1993 | 297 |
| 1994 | 329 |
| 1995 | 313 |
| 1996 | 327 |
| 1997 | 325 |
| 1998 | 468 |
| 1999 | 529 |
| 2000 | 564 |
| 2001 | 604 |
| 2002 | 608 |
| 2003 | 695 |
| 2004 | 698 |
| 2005 | 673 |
| 2006 | 844 |
| 2007 | 918 |
| 2008 | 1,041 |
| 2009 | 1,100 |
| 2010 | 1,206 |
| 2011 | 1,555 |
| 2012 | 2,081 |
| 2013 | 2,586 |
| 2014 | 2,972 |
| 2015 | 3,409 |
| 2016 | 3,373 |
| 2017 | 3,445 |
| 2018 | 3,596 |
| 2019 | 3,601 |
| 2020 | 3,034 |
| 2021 | 3,005 |
| 2022 | 3,073 |
| 2023 | 2,749 |
| 2024 | 2,570 |
Cora through the decades
- Cora peaked in 2019, when 3,601 babies were named Cora in the US.
- The 2020s were Cora's strongest decade, averaging 2,886 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Cora has risen 113% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Cora currently ranks #102 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Cora
Variants & spellings
KoraCorinne