Cora

“Maiden (Greek); rarely honest or virtuous (Gaelic)” — Greek, or rarely Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #113 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Cora was #15 in 1880, slipped to #878 by 1988, and has climbed back to #113 today. About 156,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Cory is a short form of Cora. Together with its spelling variant Kora (#491), Cora would rank around #82 with about 3,000 births last year — the newborns split about 80/20 between Cora and Kora.

Around the world: #48 in N. Ireland (2025) · #77 in Scotland (2025) · #86 in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Coras

Cora Sandel — Norwegian writer and painter (1880–1974)
Cora Sue Collins — American child actress
Cora Witherspoon — actress (1890-1957)
Cora Jade — American professional wrestler
Cora Diamond — American philosopher

In stories & tradition

Cora Cross — EastEnders
Cora — goddess
Cora Angelique — The Belle of New York

What Coras become

Among 343 notable people named Cora:

Medical professionals appear 2.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cora Belle Brewster, American physician, surgeon, medical writer, editor (1859-1937).

Similar names: Kora · Lena · Kori · Vera · Lydia · Helena

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