Cora Overview
Cora Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Cora?
Cora means “maiden,” “core,” or “heart.” People named Cora are often seen as pure and loving, with a kind and gentle personality that makes them beloved by those around them.
What Is the Origin of The Name Cora?
Cora has Greek origins. It is derived from the Greek word “kore,” meaning “maiden,” and was also used as a title for the goddess Persephone, symbolizing spring and rebirth. The name became popular in the English-speaking world in the 19th century.
Cora Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Cora
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 93 (-18 from 2022) | 2738 (-331 from 2022) | 0.15653 |
2022 | 75 (+12 from 2021) | 3069 (+65 from 2021) | 0.17116 |
2021 | 87 (+1 from 2020) | 3004 (-28 from 2020) | 0.16767 |
2020 | 88 (-17 from 2019) | 3032 (-569 from 2019) | 0.17152 |
2019 | 71 (+2 from 2018) | 3601 (+5 from 2018) | 0.19625 |
2018 | 73 (+10 from 2017) | 3596 (+151 from 2017) | 0.19337 |
2017 | 83 (+4 from 2016) | 3445 (+72 from 2016) | 0.18236 |
2016 | 87 (+1 from 2015) | 3373 (-29 from 2015) | 0.17424 |
2015 | 88 (+15 from 2014) | 3402 (+435 from 2014) | 0.17438 |
2014 | 103 (+23 from 2013) | 2967 (+381 from 2013) | 0.15166 |
2013 | 126 (+29 from 2012) | 2586 (+505 from 2012) | 0.13415 |
2012 | 155 (+48 from 2011) | 2081 (+526 from 2011) | 0.10730 |
2011 | 203 (+72 from 2010) | 1555 (+349 from 2010) | 0.08025 |
2010 | 275 (+28 from 2009) | 1206 (+106 from 2009) | 0.06151 |
2009 | 303 (+19 from 2008) | 1100 (+59 from 2008) | 0.05432 |
2008 | 322 (+30 from 2007) | 1041 (+123 from 2007) | 0.04998 |
2007 | 352 (+32 from 2006) | 918 (+74 from 2006) | 0.04337 |
2006 | 384 (+68 from 2005) | 844 (+171 from 2005) | 0.04037 |
2005 | 452 (-15 from 2004) | 673 (-25 from 2004) | 0.03316 |
2004 | 437 (-4 from 2003) | 698 (+3 from 2003) | 0.03459 |
2003 | 433 (+34 from 2002) | 695 (+88 from 2002) | 0.03464 |
2002 | 467 (-9 from 2001) | 607 (+3 from 2001) | 0.03073 |
2001 | 458 (+23 from 2000) | 604 (+40 from 2000) | 0.03049 |
2000 | 481 (+10 from 1999) | 564 (+35 from 1999) | 0.02826 |
1999 | 491 (+45 from 1998) | 529 (+61 from 1998) | 0.02717 |
1998 | 536 (+133 from 1997) | 468 (+143 from 1997) | 0.02414 |
1997 | 669 (+4 from 1996) | 325 (-2 from 1996) | 0.01702 |
1996 | 673 (+6 from 1995) | 327 (+14 from 1995) | 0.01706 |
1995 | 679 (-26 from 1994) | 313 (-16 from 1994) | 0.01629 |
1994 | 653 (+65 from 1993) | 329 (+32 from 1993) | 0.01688 |
1993 | 718 (+88 from 1992) | 297 (+48 from 1992) | 0.01506 |
1992 | 806 (-3 from 1991) | 249 (-6 from 1991) | 0.01242 |
1991 | 803 (+52 from 1990) | 255 (+25 from 1990) | 0.01254 |
1990 | 855 (-74 from 1989) | 230 (-17 from 1989) | 0.01120 |
1989 | 781 (+96 from 1988) | 247 (+46 from 1988) | 0.01240 |
1988 | 877 (-4 from 1987) | 201 (+6 from 1987) | 0.01045 |
1987 | 873 (-130 from 1986) | 195 (-42 from 1986) | 0.01040 |
1986 | 743 (+25 from 1985) | 237 (+16 from 1985) | 0.01284 |
1985 | 768 (-38 from 1984) | 221 (-3 from 1984) | 0.01197 |
1984 | 730 No change from 1983 | 224 (-1 from 1983) | 0.01242 |
1983 | 730 (-6 from 1982) | 225 (-14 from 1982) | 0.01257 |
1982 | 724 (+23 from 1981) | 239 (+18 from 1981) | 0.01317 |
1981 | 747 (+23 from 1980) | 221 (+7 from 1980) | 0.01236 |
1980 | 770 (+43 from 1979) | 214 (+20 from 1979) | 0.01202 |
1979 | 813 (-111 from 1978) | 194 (-31 from 1978) | 0.01126 |
1978 | 702 (-4 from 1977) | 225 (+2 from 1977) | 0.01369 |
1977 | 698 (+2 from 1976) | 223 (+12 from 1976) | 0.01356 |
1976 | 700 (+74 from 1975) | 211 (+29 from 1975) | 0.01342 |
1975 | 774 (-65 from 1974) | 182 (-24 from 1974) | 0.01166 |
1974 | 709 (+16 from 1973) | 206 (+10 from 1973) | 0.01315 |
1973 | 725 (-13 from 1972) | 196 (-5 from 1972) | 0.01261 |
1972 | 712 (-26 from 1971) | 201 (-21 from 1971) | 0.01246 |
1971 | 686 (-8 from 1970) | 222 (-12 from 1970) | 0.01267 |
1970 | 678 (+23 from 1969) | 234 (+33 from 1969) | 0.01277 |
1969 | 701 (-72 from 1968) | 201 (-34 from 1968) | 0.01140 |
1968 | 629 (-9 from 1967) | 235 No change from 1967 | 0.01375 |
1967 | 620 (-86 from 1966) | 235 (-77 from 1966) | 0.01369 |
1966 | 534 (-41 from 1965) | 312 (-61 from 1965) | 0.01777 |
1965 | 493 (+32 from 1964) | 373 (+22 from 1964) | 0.02041 |
1964 | 525 (-45 from 1963) | 351 (-52 from 1963) | 0.01793 |
1963 | 480 (-1 from 1962) | 403 (-7 from 1962) | 0.02027 |
1962 | 479 (-3 from 1961) | 410 (-9 from 1961) | 0.02023 |
1961 | 476 (-16 from 1960) | 419 (-35 from 1960) | 0.02017 |
1960 | 460 (-6 from 1959) | 454 No change from 1959 | 0.02183 |
1959 | 454 (+4 from 1958) | 454 (+19 from 1958) | 0.02184 |
1958 | 458 (-51 from 1957) | 435 (-81 from 1957) | 0.02106 |
1957 | 407 (-33 from 1956) | 516 (-38 from 1956) | 0.02459 |
1956 | 374 (-9 from 1955) | 554 (-22 from 1955) | 0.02690 |
1955 | 365 (-18 from 1954) | 576 (-37 from 1954) | 0.02873 |
1954 | 347 (-24 from 1953) | 613 (-35 from 1953) | 0.03079 |
1953 | 323 (-11 from 1952) | 648 (-19 from 1952) | 0.03358 |
1952 | 312 (-12 from 1951) | 667 (-5 from 1951) | 0.03507 |
1951 | 300 (-11 from 1950) | 672 (-62 from 1950) | 0.03638 |
1950 | 289 (-25 from 1949) | 734 (-114 from 1949) | 0.04174 |
1949 | 264 (+2 from 1948) | 848 (+11 from 1948) | 0.04830 |
1948 | 266 (-7 from 1947) | 837 (-11 from 1947) | 0.04803 |
1947 | 259 (-7 from 1946) | 848 (+49 from 1946) | 0.04665 |
1946 | 252 (-8 from 1945) | 799 (+47 from 1945) | 0.04954 |
1945 | 244 (-13 from 1944) | 752 (-65 from 1944) | 0.05586 |
1944 | 231 (-6 from 1943) | 817 (-57 from 1943) | 0.05979 |
1943 | 225 (-23 from 1942) | 874 (-128 from 1942) | 0.06089 |
1942 | 202 (-16 from 1941) | 1002 (-5 from 1941) | 0.07206 |
1941 | 186 (+5 from 1940) | 1007 (+42 from 1940) | 0.08082 |
1940 | 191 (-8 from 1939) | 965 (-74 from 1939) | 0.08169 |
1939 | 183 (-5 from 1938) | 1039 (-92 from 1938) | 0.09162 |
1938 | 178 (-2 from 1937) | 1131 (-10 from 1937) | 0.09908 |
1937 | 176 (+5 from 1936) | 1141 (+133 from 1936) | 0.10355 |
1936 | 181 (-6 from 1935) | 1008 (-63 from 1935) | 0.09355 |
1935 | 175 (-7 from 1934) | 1071 (-42 from 1934) | 0.09855 |
1934 | 168 (-11 from 1933) | 1113 (-44 from 1933) | 0.10283 |
1933 | 157 (+12 from 1932) | 1157 (+21 from 1932) | 0.11061 |
1932 | 169 (-9 from 1931) | 1136 (-49 from 1931) | 0.10268 |
1931 | 160 (+1 from 1930) | 1185 (-87 from 1930) | 0.10736 |
1930 | 161 (-8 from 1929) | 1272 (-117 from 1929) | 0.10905 |
1929 | 153 (+2 from 1928) | 1389 (-4 from 1928) | 0.11999 |
1928 | 155 (+3 from 1927) | 1393 (-99 from 1927) | 0.11652 |
1927 | 158 No change from 1926 | 1492 (+15 from 1926) | 0.12067 |
1926 | 158 (-8 from 1925) | 1477 (-202 from 1925) | 0.12006 |
1925 | 150 (+5 from 1924) | 1679 (+49 from 1924) | 0.13293 |
1924 | 155 (-6 from 1923) | 1630 (-61 from 1923) | 0.12580 |
1923 | 149 (-9 from 1922) | 1691 (-71 from 1922) | 0.13501 |
1922 | 140 No change from 1921 | 1762 (-66 from 1921) | 0.14123 |
1921 | 140 (-3 from 1920) | 1828 (+9 from 1920) | 0.14284 |
1920 | 137 (-15 from 1919) | 1819 (-121 from 1919) | 0.14622 |
1919 | 122 (+2 from 1918) | 1940 (+24 from 1918) | 0.16516 |
1918 | 124 (+2 from 1917) | 1916 (+179 from 1917) | 0.15935 |
1917 | 126 (-12 from 1916) | 1737 (-162 from 1916) | 0.15458 |
1916 | 114 (+5 from 1915) | 1899 (+216 from 1915) | 0.17491 |
1915 | 119 (-14 from 1914) | 1683 (+183 from 1914) | 0.16438 |
1914 | 105 (-2 from 1913) | 1500 (+212 from 1913) | 0.18829 |
1913 | 103 (-5 from 1912) | 1288 (+35 from 1912) | 0.19667 |
1912 | 98 (-7 from 1911) | 1253 (+231 from 1911) | 0.21356 |
1911 | 91 (-6 from 1910) | 1022 (-57 from 1910) | 0.23132 |
1910 | 85 No change from 1909 | 1079 (+110 from 1909) | 0.25720 |
1909 | 85 (-2 from 1908) | 969 (+7 from 1908) | 0.26325 |
1908 | 83 (-3 from 1907) | 962 (-7 from 1907) | 0.27135 |
1907 | 80 (-3 from 1906) | 969 (+17 from 1906) | 0.28717 |
1906 | 77 (-5 from 1905) | 952 (-92 from 1905) | 0.30373 |
1905 | 72 (-2 from 1904) | 1044 (+51 from 1904) | 0.33692 |
1904 | 70 No change from 1903 | 993 (+7 from 1903) | 0.33956 |
1903 | 70 (-8 from 1902) | 986 (-95 from 1902) | 0.35443 |
1902 | 62 (-4 from 1901) | 1081 (+54 from 1901) | 0.38562 |
1901 | 58 (-3 from 1900) | 1027 (-362 from 1900) | 0.40397 |
1900 | 55 (+3 from 1899) | 1389 (+333 from 1899) | 0.43715 |
1899 | 58 (-7 from 1898) | 1056 (-248 from 1898) | 0.42669 |
1898 | 51 (-2 from 1897) | 1304 (+58 from 1897) | 0.47566 |
1897 | 49 (+3 from 1896) | 1246 (+42 from 1896) | 0.50186 |
1896 | 52 (-3 from 1895) | 1204 (-91 from 1895) | 0.47779 |
1895 | 49 (-3 from 1894) | 1295 (-24 from 1894) | 0.52407 |
1894 | 46 (-2 from 1893) | 1319 (+11 from 1893) | 0.55896 |
1893 | 44 (-5 from 1892) | 1308 (-111 from 1892) | 0.58073 |
1892 | 39 (-4 from 1891) | 1419 (+76 from 1891) | 0.63091 |
1891 | 35 (+1 from 1890) | 1343 (-43 from 1890) | 0.68323 |
1890 | 36 (-4 from 1889) | 1386 (+21 from 1889) | 0.68729 |
1889 | 32 (-1 from 1888) | 1365 (-68 from 1888) | 0.72139 |
1888 | 31 (-4 from 1887) | 1433 (+176 from 1887) | 0.75642 |
1887 | 27 (+1 from 1886) | 1257 (+26 from 1886) | 0.80876 |
1886 | 28 (-5 from 1885) | 1231 (-22 from 1885) | 0.80073 |
1885 | 23 No change from 1884 | 1253 (+9 from 1884) | 0.88272 |
1884 | 23 (+1 from 1883) | 1244 (+163 from 1883) | 0.90417 |
1883 | 24 (-3 from 1882) | 1081 (+5 from 1882) | 0.90038 |
1882 | 21 (-3 from 1881) | 1076 (+107 from 1881) | 0.93004 |
1881 | 18 (-3 from 1880) | 969 (-76 from 1880) | 0.98022 |
1880 | 15 First SSA data recorded | 1045 First SSA data recorded | 1.07064 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Cora
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )Texas (TX)
#1322021 | #1362022 | #1652023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#1012021 | #812022 | #962023 |
California (CA)
#1572021 | #1382022 | #1622023 |
Georgia (GA)
#1192021 | #1392022 | #1412023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#532021 | #592022 | #602023 |
Ohio (OH)
#512021 | #522022 | #472023 |
Alabama (AL)
#1572021 | #1302022 | #1122023 |
New York (NY)
#1132021 | #952022 | #1222023 |
Virginia (VA)
#832021 | #592022 | #622023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#912021 | #932022 | #1112023 |
Illinois (IL)
#972021 | #882022 | #912023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#642021 | #542022 | #542023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#1752021 | #1442022 | #5612023 |
Florida (FL)
#1462021 | #1252022 | #1262023 |
Michigan (MI)
#642021 | #692022 | #842023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#1462021 | #872022 | #1102023 |
Missouri (MO)
#432021 | #612022 | #522023 |
Indiana (IN)
#692021 | #662022 | #502023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#2152021 | #2002022 | #1802023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#392021 | #512022 | #442023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#952021 | #1242022 | #1652023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#962021 | #532022 | #1072023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#672021 | #522022 | #802023 |
Washington (WA)
#582021 | #532022 | #622023 |
Colorado (CO)
#622021 | #462022 | #612023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#762021 | #1862022 | #1862023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#662021 | #602022 | #772023 |
Maryland (MD)
#892021 | #732022 | #912023 |
Iowa (IA)
#232021 | #392022 | #402023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#982021 | #1292022 | #1512023 |
Kansas (KS)
#402021 | #662022 | #592023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#1252021 | #992022 | #1632023 |
Oregon (OR)
#812021 | #392022 | #622023 |
Utah (UT)
#842021 | #822022 | #1062023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#562021 | #582022 | #532023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#2032021 | #1382022 | #932023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#672021 | #602022 | #762023 |
Maine (ME)
#922021 | #612022 | #532023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#242021 | #172022 | #542023 |
Idaho (ID)
#772021 | #1012022 | #1422023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#282021 | #1242022 | #392023 |
Montana (MT)
#492021 | #292022 | #832023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#552021 | #502022 | #492023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#542021 | #342022 | #842023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#762021 | #762022 | #382023 |
Nevada (NV)
#1182021 | #1142022 | #1902023 |
Alaska (AK)
#712021 | #1202022 | #662023 |
Vermont (VT)
#562020 | #492021 | #282022 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1152019 | #1552020 | #1912022 |
Wyoming (WY)
#432020 | #802022 | #612023 |
Delaware (DE)
#652021 | #1082022 | #1312023 |
Popularity Rankings for Cora in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#332021 | #352022 | #392023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#642021 | #672022 | #612023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#1102021 | #942022 | #872023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#1142021 | #1192022 | #1772023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#1582019 | #1532020 | #1492021 |
Popularity in Austria
#1932004 |
Popularity in Canada
#2532021 | #2882022 | #2182023 |
Popularity in Germany
#4532017 | #4312018 | #4742019 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#8122013 | #9322017 | #6812022 |
Popularity in Sweden
#9252022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Cora a Name for Boys or Girls?
Cora is a girl’s name. Its soft and elegant sound, along with its historical and mythological associations, makes it fitting for girls.