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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022peak #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
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1964#1,83641#4,0395
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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 2022

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,151 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,672 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedWIMichigan: #968 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,293 girlsMINew York: #699 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedIAIndiana: #752 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,516 girlsINOhio: #595 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,802 girlsOHPennsylvania: #443 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,919 girlsPANew Jersey: #607 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,826 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,593 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 11,585 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNEMissouri: #466 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,018 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedWVVirginia: #602 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsVAMaryland: #222 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 886 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedKSArkansas: #327 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsARTennessee: #646 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,869 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #533 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #611 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,537 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #125 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 356 girlsDCOklahoma: #623 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,464 girlsOKLouisiana: #309 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,122 girlsLAMississippi: #321 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,079 girlsMSAlabama: #536 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,133 girlsALGeorgia: #454 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedHITexas: #710 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 3,539 girlsTXFlorida: #760 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,915 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#125 · 1 in 356
  2. Maryland#222 · 1 in 886
  3. Louisiana#309 · 1 in 1,122
  4. Mississippi#321 · 1 in 1,079
  5. Arkansas#327 · 1 in 1,159

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#12571 in 356
Maryland#222251 in 886
Louisiana#309161 in 1,122
Mississippi#32191 in 1,079
Arkansas#32791 in 1,159
Pennsylvania#443251 in 1,919
Georgia#454241 in 1,908
Missouri#466121 in 2,018
North Carolina#533191 in 2,394
Alabama#53691 in 2,133
Ohio#595171 in 2,802
Virginia#602131 in 2,682
New Jersey#607131 in 2,826
South Carolina#61171 in 2,537
Oklahoma#62361 in 2,464
Tennessee#646111 in 2,869
New York#699231 in 3,481
Texas#710461 in 3,539
Indiana#75281 in 3,516
Florida#760221 in 3,915
Michigan#96871 in 5,293
Illinois#1,15171 in 6,672
California#1,593151 in 11,585
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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 2022

girls
#745
388 births · 1 in 4,227 girls
boys
#3,995
27 births · 1 in 64,667 boys

Top girls' names in 2022

  1. #1Olivia16,670
  2. #2Emma14,512
  3. #3Charlotte12,952
  4. #4Amelia12,415
  5. #5Sophia12,382
  6. #6Isabella11,761
  7. #7Ava11,107
  8. #8Mia11,077
  9. #9Evelyn9,332
  10. #10Luna8,977
  11. #745Kori388

Top boys' names in 2022

  1. #1Liam20,579
  2. #2Noah18,758
  3. #3Oliver15,176
  4. #4James12,119
  5. #5Elijah12,094
  6. #6William11,356
  7. #7Henry11,272
  8. #8Lucas10,973
  9. #9Benjamin10,912
  10. #10Theodore10,824
  11. #3,995Kori27
More about 2022

girls

1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 4,227 of them was named Kori, which outranked 95.8% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kori
  1. #742Arlet390
  2. #742Belen390
  3. #744Monica389
  4. #745Kori388
  5. #745Alena388
  6. #745Aya388
  7. #748Aviana387
  8. #748Naya387
  9. #750Love386

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

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 698Wrenlee#1,410 → #712
  2. ↑ 686Neriah#1,680 → #994
  3. ↑ 487Arlet#1,229 → #742
  4. ↑ 424Georgina#1,304 → #880
  5. ↑ 413Amiri#1,293 → #880
Fallers
  1. ↓ 282Tatiana#992 → #1,274
  2. ↓ 245Alaiya#721 → #966
  3. ↓ 239Aarna#967 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 231Jaylene#975 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 227Aviana#521 → #748

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

boys

1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 64,667 of them was named Kori, which outranked 72.1% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kori
  1. #3,879Zebulun28
  2. #3,879Zein28
  3. #3,879Zylan28
  4. #3,995Kori27
  5. #3,995Abdel27
  6. #3,995Abhinav27
  7. #3,995Adian27
  8. #4,089Aaden26
  9. #4,089Adley26
  10. #4,089Adyan26

Tied with 93 names at #3,995; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 988Dutton#1,823 → #835
  2. ↑ 489Kayce#1,076 → #587
  3. ↑ 412Chosen#1,307 → #895
  4. ↑ 396Khaza#1,230 → #834
  5. ↑ 348Eithan#849 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Jacoby#885 → #1,209
  2. ↓ 243Turner#937 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 233Aydin#897 → #1,130
  4. ↓ 218Juelz#991 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 216Jamal#868 → #1,084

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

See the top 100 for 2022 →