The baby name Kora is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-rah or KOR-uh (IPA: /ˈkoʊrə/ or /ˈkɔːrə/).
The baby name Kora is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-rah or KOR-uh (IPA: /ˈkoʊrə/ or /ˈkɔːrə/).
Kora is English, Greek, Irish in Origin.
Kora is a modern spelling of Cora, rooted in the ancient Greek Korē (“maiden”), an epithet of Persephone. Through this link, the name carries themes of youth, spring, and renewal. While Kora also names a West African harp-lute, the given name’s etymology in European languages traces to Greek rather than Manding; the similarity is a coincidental homonym.
In the Anglophone world, Cora found favor in the 19th century - boosted by James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans - and has cycled back into style. The K-initial variant rose in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, in step with trendier K spellings and pop-culture visibility (e.g., Korra in animation). Related forms include Cora, Kore, Korra, Korina/Corina, Corinne/Corinna, and the diminutives Kori and Cory. Meaning “maiden” or “daughter,” Kora balances mythic heritage with a crisp, contemporary profile.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2022 | #1 | — | 935 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #262 | 24 | 2,795 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #280 | 10 | 3,687 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #321 | 34 | 5,096 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #389 | 311 | 13,071 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #403 | 3 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #408 | 621 | 8,487 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #479 | 26 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #487 | 12 | 11,913 |
| CO | 0 | #506 | 5 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #601 | 15 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #702 | 13 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #799 | 40 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #856 | 31 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #918 | 38 | 5,933 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #953 | 30 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #954 | 30 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #985 | 17 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 9 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,044 | 85 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,056 | 23 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,119 | 58 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,136 | 48 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,162 | 17 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,390 | 57 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,559 | 56 | 28,008 |
Kora is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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