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Cora

Pronounced K AO1 R AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2019
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Cora?

Cora is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 162,896 children — the 263rd most common girls' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2019, when 4,263 children were given it.

01,2502,5003,7505,00018901920195019802010
2019Girls: 4,263Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K AO1 R AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Cora

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Cora

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Cora?
Cora ranks 263rd among girls' names in US records, with 162,896 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 37,627.
Is Cora a unisex name?
No. Cora is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cora most popular?
2019, when 4,263 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.