Fun Facts About the Name Korah
- 797 babies named Korah: U.S. records list 797 babies given the name Korah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Korah Mean?
Korah is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, from Qōraḥ (קֹרַח), which is built on the root קרח (q-r-ḥ). That root supplies the verb qāraḥ, meaning "to be bald" or "to make bald," and the name is customarily explained as "baldness" or "bald." The same consonants also spell the noun qeraḥ, "ice" or "frost," so a secondary interpretation reads the name as "ice." The long-standing meaning attached to the name is "baldness."
Korah Name History & Origins
Korah appears in several places in the Hebrew Bible. The best-known figure is Korah son of Izhar, a Levite of the Kohathite clan, who led a revolt against the authority of Moses and Aaron and was destroyed with his followers (Numbers 16). The New Testament letter of Jude refers back to this episode as "the rebellion of Korah" (Jude 11). A different Korah is named as a son of Esau and an Edomite chief (Genesis 36:5, 14, 18), and a Korah son of Hebron appears in the genealogy of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:43).
The "sons of Korah" (bnei Qoraḥ) are named in the headings of several Psalms (42 - 49, 84 - 85, 87 - 88). Numbers 26:11 notes that Korah's line did not die out, and this Korahite clan is later associated with temple singers and gatekeepers. Through the biblical text the name passed into Jewish usage and into the wider stock of biblical names.
How Popular is the Name Korah?
Korah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #3,272 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,163 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #5,870 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #4,154 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #4,417 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #4,780 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2020 | #3,752 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2019 | #3,694 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2018 | #3,272 | 49 | 0.0029% |
| 2017 | #3,418 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2016 | #3,963 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #3,563 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2014 | #3,886 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #5,931 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #4,439 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2011 | #6,451 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #5,336 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #6,438 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #6,464 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #7,592 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #7,008 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #5,362 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #11,209 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #7,807 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #8,075 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #6,816 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #5,591 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #6,344 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #9,727 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,447 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #10,077 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #12,583 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #10,058 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,793 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #12,142 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #8,603 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #9,010 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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