Kori

Girl name

Kori has been given to 16,387 babies in the U.S. since 1953. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #978 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

th century American variant of Cory.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

16,387

Peak year

2016 (503 babies)

Rank in 2025

#978 for girls

First recorded

1953

10-year trend

▼ -39%

Gender split

90% girls / 10% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kori.

16,592 babies since 1961

16,640 babies since 1918

16,123 babies since 1880

16,656 babies since 1954

16,064 babies since 1914

16,739 babies since 1880

16,014 babies since 1891

15,917 babies since 1924

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