Cora
From Greek Kore, meaning maiden, a title used for Persephone. It entered English-language use through James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Last of the Mohicans.
Cora in 2025
Cora was given to 2,428 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 274th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,365 babies born.
The history of Cora
Cora reached its highest point in 2019, when 3,602 babies were given the name, ranking 180th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 31st, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 156,415 babies have been named Cora. Half of them were born before 1939, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Cora by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cora | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12,003 | 31 |
| 1890s | 12,916 | 51 |
| 1900s | 10,411 | 73 |
| 1910s | 15,385 | 119 |
| 1920s | 16,222 | 233 |
| 1930s | 11,328 | 294 |
| 1940s | 8,783 | 349 |
| 1950s | 5,869 | 532 |
| 1960s | 3,402 | 818 |
| 1970s | 2,098 | 1,181 |
| 1980s | 2,224 | 1,256 |
| 1990s | 3,323 | 923 |
| 2000s | 7,745 | 605 |
| 2010s | 27,827 | 180 |
| 2020s | 16,879 | 204 |
Where Cora is heading
Cora has fallen 29% over the past decade, from 3,409 babies in 2015 to 2,428 in 2025.
Names like Cora
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cora.