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Worldwide Name Statistics

Cora

Ranked #697 - 1 in 114,572 people
US

Most common in

United States

70k bearers

World total

69,825

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#697

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States70k
Worldwide
~70k
rank #697
Rarity
1 in 114,572
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~70k in US

About the name Cora

There are an estimated 69,825 people named Cora alive worldwide today. That ranks Cora at #697 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Cora is held by approximately 69,825 people, ranking #697 among first names. That works out to roughly 21 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 4,753 U.S. residents).

Historically Cora is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.8% female).

Cora appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.2%Female 99.8%

Cora popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Cora, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1880: 1,051
  2. 1881: 976
  3. 1882: 1,076
  4. 1883: 1,081
  5. 1884: 1,253
  6. 1885: 1,258
  7. 1886: 1,237
  8. 1887: 1,257
  9. 1888: 1,442
  10. 1889: 1,372
  11. 1890: 1,395
  12. 1891: 1,349
  13. 1892: 1,424
  14. 1893: 1,308
  15. 1894: 1,326
  16. 1895: 1,304
  17. 1896: 1,204
  18. 1897: 1,246
  19. 1898: 1,304
  20. 1899: 1,056
  21. 1900: 1,397
  22. 1901: 1,027
  23. 1902: 1,081
  24. 1903: 995
  25. 1904: 993
  26. 1905: 1,044
  27. 1906: 959
  28. 1907: 977
  29. 1908: 969
  30. 1909: 969
  31. 1910: 1,084
  32. 1911: 1,022
  33. 1912: 1,258
  34. 1913: 1,288
  35. 1914: 1,505
  36. 1915: 1,691
  37. 1916: 1,910
  38. 1917: 1,754
  39. 1918: 1,926
  40. 1919: 1,947
  41. 1920: 1,819
  42. 1921: 1,833
  43. 1922: 1,768
  44. 1923: 1,698
  45. 1924: 1,638
  46. 1925: 1,685
  47. 1926: 1,477
  48. 1927: 1,500
  49. 1928: 1,407
  50. 1929: 1,397
  51. 1930: 1,280
  52. 1931: 1,195
  53. 1932: 1,142
  54. 1933: 1,170
  55. 1934: 1,117
  56. 1935: 1,082
  57. 1936: 1,019
  58. 1937: 1,141
  59. 1938: 1,142
  60. 1939: 1,040
  61. 1940: 975
  62. 1941: 1,012
  63. 1942: 1,010
  64. 1943: 874
  65. 1944: 816
  66. 1945: 757
  67. 1946: 800
  68. 1947: 848
  69. 1948: 837
  70. 1949: 854
  71. 1950: 734
  72. 1951: 672
  73. 1952: 667
  74. 1953: 647
  75. 1954: 614
  76. 1955: 576
  77. 1956: 554
  78. 1957: 516
  79. 1958: 435
  80. 1959: 454
  81. 1960: 454
  82. 1961: 419
  83. 1962: 410
  84. 1963: 403
  85. 1964: 351
  86. 1965: 373
  87. 1966: 312
  88. 1967: 235
  89. 1968: 235
  90. 1969: 210
  91. 1970: 234
  92. 1971: 227
  93. 1972: 201
  94. 1973: 195
  95. 1974: 206
  96. 1975: 182
  97. 1976: 211
  98. 1977: 223
  99. 1978: 225
  100. 1979: 194
  101. 1980: 214
  102. 1981: 221
  103. 1982: 239
  104. 1983: 225
  105. 1984: 224
  106. 1985: 221
  107. 1986: 237
  108. 1987: 195
  109. 1988: 201
  110. 1989: 247
  111. 1990: 230
  112. 1991: 255
  113. 1992: 250
  114. 1993: 297
  115. 1994: 329
  116. 1995: 313
  117. 1996: 327
  118. 1997: 325
  119. 1998: 468
  120. 1999: 529
  121. 2000: 564
  122. 2001: 604
  123. 2002: 608
  124. 2003: 695
  125. 2004: 698
  126. 2005: 673
  127. 2006: 844
  128. 2007: 918
  129. 2008: 1,041
  130. 2009: 1,100
  131. 2010: 1,206
  132. 2011: 1,555
  133. 2012: 2,081
  134. 2013: 2,586
  135. 2014: 2,972
  136. 2015: 3,409
  137. 2016: 3,374
  138. 2017: 3,446
  139. 2018: 3,596
  140. 2019: 3,602
  141. 2020: 3,036
  142. 2021: 3,008
  143. 2022: 3,076
  144. 2023: 2,751
  145. 2024: 2,580
  146. 2025: 2,428

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Cora worldwide?

There are an estimated 69,825 people named Cora alive worldwide today, ranking #697 globally.

Is Cora a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 114,572 people. In the United States there are roughly 69,825 bearers, which is 1 in 4,753 Americans.

Is Cora a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Cora is used 0.2% male and 99.8% female.

Where does the name Cora come from?

Who are famous people named Cora?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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