Kora

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

Girl's name · #491 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Kora first appeared in 1942, vanished from the records entirely for 21 years, and since returning in 1964 has climbed back to #491. About 9,500 girls have carried it in all. Together with its spelling variant Cora (#113), Kora would rank around #82 with about 3,000 births last year — the newborns split about 80/20 between Cora and Kora.

Around the world: about 1 in 380 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 6,100 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Koras

Kora — Polish singer (1951-2018)
Kora Karvouni — Greek actress
Kora Boufflert — French athletics competitor

In stories & tradition

Kora of Sicyon — human whose existence is disputed
Kora — Xenoblade Chronicles 2

What Koras become

Among 22 notable people named Kora:

Entertainers appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kora, Polish singer (1951-2018).

Similar names: Korra · Phoenix · Kori · Ezra · Brynlee · Coraline

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