Kora is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Kora is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #491 for girl births in the United States (and #1,007 across all names), given to 603 babies. Kora first appears in 1942 and peaked in 2022 (682 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 603 | 603 | #491 |
| 2024 | 625 | 625 | #489 |
| 2023 | 571 | 571 | #532 |
| 2022 | 682 | 682 | #465 |
| 2021 | 620 | 620 | #504 |
| 2020 | 624 | 624 | #489 |
| 2019 | 662 | 662 | #472 |
| 2018 | 599 | 599 | #522 |
| 2017 | 506 | 506 | #593 |
| 2016 | 433 | 433 | #679 |
| 2015 | 462 | 462 | #622 |
| 2014 | 409 | 409 | #693 |
| 2013 | 356 | 356 | #766 |
| 2012 | 261 | 261 | #973 |
| 2011 | 226 | 226 | #1,088 |
| 2010 | 178 | 178 | #1,323 |
| 2009 | 152 | 152 | #1,504 |
| 2008 | 128 | 128 | #1,737 |
| 2007 | 123 | 123 | #1,757 |
| 2006 | 122 | 122 | #1,715 |
| 2005 | 101 | 101 | #1,919 |
| 2004 | 91 | 91 | #2,026 |
| 2003 | 116 | 116 | #1,661 |
| 2002 | 100 | 100 | #1,801 |
| 2001 | 92 | 92 | #1,894 |
| 2000 | 81 | 81 | #2,044 |
| 1999 | 81 | 81 | #1,948 |
| 1998 | 62 | 62 | #2,297 |
| 1997 | 47 | — | #2,681 |
| 1996 | 37 | — | #3,189 |
| 1995 | 36 | — | #3,183 |
| 1994 | 44 | — | #2,775 |
| 1993 | 41 | — | #2,909 |
| 1992 | 29 | — | #3,729 |
| 1991 | 28 | — | #3,773 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,293 |
| 1989 | 24 | — | #4,070 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #6,879 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,132 |
| 1986 | 17 | — | #4,633 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,262 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,755 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,508 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,602 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #5,420 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,527 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,430 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,299 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,407 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,931 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,539 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,433 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,732 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,504 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,578 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,526 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,385 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,989 |