#1022024 rank
2019peak year
153,577babies named Cora since 1880
▼ 29%5-year trend
Cora popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Cora mean?
From the Greek kore, 'maiden', an epithet of Persephone, goddess of spring's return. It spread via James Fenimore Cooper's fiction and revived as a vintage favorite.
OriginGreek
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, mythic
Names like Cora
Same era, same vibe — if you like Cora, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Coras
Spellings & variants
Kora
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