Is Cora a boy or girl name?
Cora is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,570 girls and 0 boys were named Cora, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 153,964 US babies named Cora were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #102
- Babies named Cora since 1880
- 153,964
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 3,601 babies
Boys and girls named Cora, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 49 | 11,954 | 99.6% |
| 1890s | 36 | 12,880 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 39 | 10,372 | 99.6% |
| 1910s | 68 | 15,317 | 99.6% |
| 1920s | 61 | 16,161 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 75 | 11,253 | 99.3% |
| 1940s | 34 | 8,749 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,869 | 100% |
| 1960s | 9 | 3,393 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 5 | 2,094 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,224 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,322 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,745 | 100% |
| 2010s | 11 | 27,813 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 14,431 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,570 | #102 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,749 | #93 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 3,073 | #75 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 3,005 | #87 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 3,034 | #88 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 3,601 | #71 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 3,596 | #73 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 3,445 | #83 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 3,373 | #87 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,941 | 3,403 | #88 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,439 | 2,967 | #103 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 2,586 | #126 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,081 | #155 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,555 | #203 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,206 | #275 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,100 | #303 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,041 | #323 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 918 | #353 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 844 | #384 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 673 | #452 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 698 | #437 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 695 | #434 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 608 | #467 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 604 | #460 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 564 | #481 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 529 | #491 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 468 | #536 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 325 | #669 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 327 | #673 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 313 | #679 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 329 | #654 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 297 | #718 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 249 | #807 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 255 | #803 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 230 | #856 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 247 | #782 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 201 | #878 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 195 | #873 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 237 | #743 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 221 | #768 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 224 | #731 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 225 | #730 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 239 | #724 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 221 | #749 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 214 | #770 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 194 | #814 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 225 | #702 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 223 | #699 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 211 | #700 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 182 | #775 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 206 | #709 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 196 | #725 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 201 | #712 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,040 | 222 | #687 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 234 | #678 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,107 | 201 | #703 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 235 | #630 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 235 | #620 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 312 | #534 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 373 | #493 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 351 | #525 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 403 | #480 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 410 | #479 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 419 | #476 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 454 | #460 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 454 | #454 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 435 | #458 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 516 | #407 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 554 | #374 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 576 | #365 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 614 | #346 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 647 | #323 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 667 | #312 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 672 | #300 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 734 | #289 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,380 | 848 | #264 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 837 | #266 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 848 | #259 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 800 | #251 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,408 | 752 | #244 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 816 | #231 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 874 | #225 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,751 | 1,002 | #202 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,600 | 1,007 | #186 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,356 | 965 | #191 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #183 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,213 | 1,131 | #178 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 1,141 | #176 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,203 | 1,008 | #181 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,276 | 1,071 | #175 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,777 | 1,112 | #168 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,010 | 1,157 | #157 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,455 | 1,136 | #169 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,511 | 1,185 | #160 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,073 | 1,272 | #161 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,039 | 1,389 | #153 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,183 | 1,393 | #155 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,518 | 1,493 | #158 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 1,477 | #158 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,827 | 1,679 | #150 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,316 | 1,630 | #155 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,532 | 1,691 | #149 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,944 | 1,762 | #140 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,472 | 1,828 | #140 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 1,819 | #137 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,471 | 1,940 | #122 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,727 | 1,916 | #124 |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,835 | 1,737 | #126 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,413 | 1,899 | #114 |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,871 | 1,683 | #119 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,351 | 1,500 | #105 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 1,288 | #103 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,626 | 1,253 | #98 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 1,022 | #91 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,642 | 1,079 | #85 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 969 | #85 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,134 | 962 | #83 |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,015 | 969 | #80 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,031 | 952 | #77 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 1,044 | #72 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 993 | #70 |
| 1903 | 9 | #800 | 986 | #70 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 1,081 | #62 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 1,027 | #58 |
| 1900 | 8 | #981 | 1,389 | #55 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 1,056 | #58 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 1,304 | #51 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 1,246 | #49 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 1,204 | #52 |
| 1895 | 9 | #749 | 1,295 | #49 |
| 1894 | 7 | #880 | 1,319 | #46 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 1,308 | #44 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,101 | 1,419 | #39 |
| 1891 | 6 | #866 | 1,343 | #35 |
| 1890 | 9 | #678 | 1,386 | #36 |
| 1889 | 7 | #815 | 1,365 | #32 |
| 1888 | 9 | #713 | 1,433 | #31 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 1,257 | #27 |
| 1886 | 6 | #867 | 1,231 | #28 |
| 1885 | 5 | #969 | 1,253 | #23 |
| 1884 | 9 | #673 | 1,244 | #23 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 1,081 | #24 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 1,076 | #21 |
| 1881 | 7 | #722 | 969 | #18 |
| 1880 | 6 | #835 | 1,045 | #15 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cora reached #673 in 1884. As a girl name, it reached #15 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cora
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.