Kori

#978 for girls in 2025, 260 births · #3,949 for boys in 2025, 27 births
Given to girls 90.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
2016 · 475 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,822
since 1953

Kori over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #631, 2016peak #1,452, 1989girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#978260#3,94927
2024#894299#4,07226
2023#810345#3,88328
2022#745388#3,99527
2021#676433#2,97241
2020#778350#3,73428
2019#744380#3,25935
2018#734383#4,09425
2017#685426#3,44032
2016#631475#3,77628
2015#645444#3,98226
2014#813340#3,69328
2013#941268#4,98118
2012#1,092226#3,89426
2011#1,036240#4,22123
2010#1,136215#4,36622
2009#1,146221#3,83127
2008#1,160221#4,71420
2007#1,115232#3,79327
2006#1,184205#3,45130
2005#1,164198#3,71025
2004#1,252173#3,53426
2003#1,195179#3,73223
2002#1,205168#3,09529
2001#1,147182#3,14328
2000#970218#3,42324
1999#910232#3,03127
1998#754286#2,59932
1997#755281#2,68029
1996#720291#3,40620
1995#702299#2,55629
1994#638342#2,25935
1993#675323#1,93342
1992#666333#2,36231
1991#749277#1,74446
1990#793254#1,87041
1989#699284#1,45257
1988#802230#1,79038
1987#786225#1,56345
1986#734242#1,79134
1985#805205#2,35722
1984#935157#2,23223
1983#914164#2,67617
1982#835187#1,92928
1981#825191#2,41820
1980#881174#1,56938
1979#747217#1,75332
1978#687231#2,01224
1977#645255#1,90426
1976#766187#2,50817
1975#804171#2,20520
1974#701209#2,05021
1973#736190#2,31117
1972#979123#3,3449
1971#1,084111#2,46415
1970#1,16899#2,29316
1969#1,042110#4,4045
1968#1,31171
1967#1,78342
1966#1,79640
1965#1,76841
1964#1,83641#4,0395
1963#1,75443
1962#1,55852#4,0335
1961#1,64047
1960#2,24627
1959#2,39523
1958#2,37623
1957#3,48912
1956#5,3256
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five girls were named Kori! It came in at #5,673, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1953–1955, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kori is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNHWashington: #792 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,779 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #582 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,124 girlsMNIllinois: #781 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,186 girlsILWisconsin: #424 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,924 girlsWIMichigan: #356 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,357 girlsMINew York: #964 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,944 girlsNYMassachusetts: #568 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,832 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedSDIowa: #414 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsIAIndiana: #519 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,642 girlsINOhio: #393 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,812 girlsOHPennsylvania: #733 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,494 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #943 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 7,823 girlsCAUtah: #326 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNEMissouri: #473 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,296 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedWVVirginia: #693 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,877 girlsVAMaryland: #387 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,526 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedDEArizona: #422 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,254 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNMKansas: #238 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedARTennessee: #556 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,174 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #678 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,450 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsOKLouisiana: #345 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedMSAlabama: #518 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,500 girlsALGeorgia: #992 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,151 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedHITexas: #737 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 5,439 girlsTXFlorida: #524 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,726 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#238 · 1 in 1,171
  2. Utah#326 · 1 in 1,737
  3. Oklahoma#328 · 1 in 1,799
  4. Louisiana#345 · 1 in 1,868
  5. Michigan#356 · 1 in 2,357

Best ever in a state: #98 in Delaware, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#238111 in 1,171
Utah#32681 in 1,737
Oklahoma#32891 in 1,799
Louisiana#345121 in 1,868
Michigan#356231 in 2,357
Maryland#387101 in 2,526
Ohio#393231 in 2,812
Iowa#41451 in 2,854
Arizona#422121 in 2,254
Wisconsin#42491 in 2,924
Missouri#47391 in 3,296
Alabama#51861 in 3,500
Indiana#51991 in 3,642
Florida#524201 in 3,726
Tennessee#55671 in 4,174
Massachusetts#56871 in 4,832
Minnesota#58251 in 5,124
North Carolina#67871 in 5,450
Virginia#69361 in 5,877
Pennsylvania#733101 in 6,494
Texas#737251 in 5,439
Illinois#781121 in 6,186
Washington#79251 in 5,779
California#943311 in 7,823
New York#964141 in 7,944
Georgia#99251 in 8,151
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kori
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 84 spots since 2024 (#894#978)
  • 200 spots since 2020 (#778#978)
  • 333 spots since 2015 (#645#978)
  • Biggest jump: 243 spots in 1973 (#979#736)
  • Biggest drop: 177 spots in 2001 (#970#1,147)
Rise & fade · girls
63 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 2016 at #631 (475 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 42 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1972–2000
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,731
  • Highest: 1 in 3,731 girls born in 2016 were named Kori (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,182 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 22.9% of all girls named Kori (3,397) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s69#2,376 (1958)#3,852
1960s514#1,042 (1969)#1,673
1970s1,793#645 (1977)#832
1980s2,059#699 (1989)#822
1990s2,918#638 (1994)#736
2000s1,997#970 (2000)#1,154
2010s3,397#631 (2016)#846
2020s2,075#676 (2021)#814

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kori in 1994

girls
#638
342 births · 1 in 5,222 girls
boys
#2,259
35 births · 1 in 55,201 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #638Kori342

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #2,259Kori35
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 5,222 of them was named Kori, which outranked 96.0% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kori
  1. #635Brook345
  2. #636Darlene344
  3. #637Hailee343
  4. #638Kori342
  5. #638Georgia342
  6. #640Angie340
  7. #640Rebeca340
  8. #640Thalia340

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 4,523Nohely#5,419#896
  2. 4,322Aaliyah#4,524#202
  3. 2,306Zana#3,108#802
  4. 1,711Aliyah#2,068#357
  5. 1,430Zhane#2,012#582
Fallers
  1. 1,015Coraima#875#1,890
  2. 799Kalene#929#1,728
  3. 656Deyanira#938#1,594
  4. 577Crysta#968#1,545
  5. 562Hilary#647#1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 55,201 of them was named Kori, which outranked 78.0% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kori
  1. #2,219Teron36
  2. #2,219Tobin36
  3. #2,219Tristian36
  4. #2,259Kori35
  5. #2,259Ace35
  6. #2,259Aharon35
  7. #2,259Chadrick35
  8. #2,307Abrahan34
  9. #2,307Ashanti34
  10. #2,307Avinash34

Tied with 47 names at #2,259; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 1,574Tyrin#2,509#935
  2. 714River#1,638#924
  3. 472Bryton#1,460#988
  4. 463Kahlil#1,444#981
  5. 446Jayden#1,295#849
Fallers
  1. 551Garth#965#1,516
  2. 364Jordy#828#1,192
  3. 342Montel#889#1,231
  4. 289Darrel#889#1,178
  5. 245Deante#859#1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994