Is Kora a boy or girl name?
Kora is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 621 girls and 0 boys were named Kora, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,932 US babies named Kora were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #490
- Babies named Kora since 1942
- 8,932
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 682 babies
Boys and girls named Kora, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 419 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,106 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,092 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,116 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 621 | #490 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 570 | #532 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 682 | #465 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 620 | #503 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 623 | #489 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 662 | #472 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 599 | #522 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 506 | #593 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 433 | #679 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 462 | #622 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 409 | #693 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 356 | #766 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 261 | #973 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,088 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,323 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,504 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,737 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,757 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,715 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,919 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,026 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,661 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,801 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,894 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,044 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,948 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,296 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,681 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,189 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,183 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,775 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,909 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,728 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,773 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,293 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,070 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,879 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,132 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,632 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,262 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,755 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,508 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,601 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,419 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,527 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,429 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,299 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,407 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,932 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,539 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,435 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,731 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,504 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,578 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,526 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,384 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,988 |
Highest rank
Kora has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #465 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kora
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.