Girl name#777 of girl names
Kori
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2016
- 78 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Kori?
Kori is a girls' name, and first appears in 1947. It has been given to 29,421 children — the 777th most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 57% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2016, when 594 children were given it.
Cori is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Kori and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Cori
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Names like Kori
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Kori
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Kori?
- Kori ranks 777th among girls' names in US records, with 29,421 births since 1947. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,106.
- Is Kori a unisex name?
- No. Kori is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Kori most popular?
- 2016, when 594 children were given the name. It has been in use for 78 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Kori spelled?
- Cori. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.