Is Kori a boy or girl name?
Kori is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 299 girls and 26 boys were named Kori, so 92% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 90.5% of the 16,097 US babies named Kori were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,132
- Girl rank, 2024
- #893
- Babies named Kori since 1953
- 16,097
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 503 babies
Boys and girls named Kori, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
| 1960s | 15 | 514 | 97.2% |
| 1970s | 197 | 1,793 | 90.1% |
| 1980s | 322 | 2,059 | 86.5% |
| 1990s | 332 | 2,918 | 89.8% |
| 2000s | 259 | 1,997 | 88.5% |
| 2010s | 262 | 3,397 | 92.8% |
| 2020s | 150 | 1,813 | 92.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,132 | 299 | #893 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,946 | 344 | #811 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,046 | 388 | #746 |
| 2021 | 41 | #3,003 | 432 | #677 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,770 | 350 | #779 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,399 | 380 | #745 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,161 | 383 | #735 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,487 | 426 | #685 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,844 | 475 | #631 |
| 2015 | 26 | #4,037 | 444 | #646 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,739 | 340 | #814 |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,085 | 268 | #943 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,958 | 226 | #1,095 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,294 | 240 | #1,037 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,454 | 215 | #1,140 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,882 | 221 | #1,147 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,829 | 221 | #1,162 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,850 | 232 | #1,118 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,487 | 205 | #1,186 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,779 | 198 | #1,166 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,593 | 173 | #1,255 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,792 | 179 | #1,197 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,148 | 168 | #1,207 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,192 | 182 | #1,150 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,483 | 218 | #972 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,068 | 232 | #910 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,627 | 286 | #755 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,720 | 281 | #755 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,488 | 291 | #721 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,596 | 299 | #704 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,282 | 342 | #639 |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,956 | 323 | #677 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,385 | 333 | #666 |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,759 | 277 | #750 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,891 | 254 | #793 |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,471 | 284 | #700 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,804 | 230 | #804 |
| 1987 | 45 | #1,580 | 225 | #786 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,818 | 242 | #737 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,397 | 205 | #805 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,266 | 157 | #938 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,742 | 164 | #915 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,968 | 187 | #839 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,456 | 191 | #826 |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,581 | 174 | #883 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,771 | 217 | #747 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,044 | 231 | #688 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,929 | 255 | #646 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,560 | 187 | #770 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,257 | 171 | #805 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,085 | 209 | #703 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,365 | 190 | #738 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,495 | 123 | #980 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,510 | 111 | #1,089 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,360 | 99 | #1,175 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,735 | 110 | #1,046 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,318 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,797 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,810 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,783 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,350 | 41 | #1,849 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,774 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,368 | 52 | #1,568 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,655 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,272 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,426 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,417 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,583 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,621 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,104 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kori reached #1,471 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #631 in 2016. 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 Kori
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.