Fun Facts About the Name Kori
- More than 16 thousand babies named Kori: U.S. records list 16,384 babies given the name Kori from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,564 boys received the name Kori - about 1 boy for every 9 girls.
What Does the Name Kori Mean?
Kori is mainly an English feminine given name, usually treated as a spelling variant of Cori, which is itself a feminine form of Cory. Cory began as an English surname before it became a first name, and its origin is not settled. One common explanation traces the surname to Irish Gaelic Ó Comhraidhe, "descendant of Comhraidhe," but the meaning of the personal name Comhraidhe is not known. A second explanation derives it from the Old Norse personal name Kári. Cory has also served as a short form of Cornelius, a Latin name of uncertain meaning often linked to cornu, "horn." Because these strands are hard to separate, the meaning of Kori is best described as uncertain.
The Japanese word kōri (氷) means "ice," but it is an ordinary noun, not the source of the English name. Cora and the Greek name Kore, which look and sound somewhat like Kori, are separate names with their own origins.
Kori Name History & Origins
Kori belongs to the movement of English surnames into given-name use. Cory appears as a male first name in the English-speaking world by the 19th century, and the feminine spellings Cori and Kori are later, 20th-century forms. The initial K sets the name apart from the surname and from the traditional male spelling with C.
Kori also exists independently as a surname in India, where it is associated with a weaving community; that use is not connected to the English given name.
How Popular is the Name Kori?
Kori recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2016. Its best rank was #631 in 2016.
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 | #978 | 260 | 0.0162% |
| 2024 | #893 | 299 | 0.0185% |
| 2023 | #811 | 344 | 0.0215% |
| 2022 | #746 | 388 | 0.0237% |
| 2021 | #677 | 432 | 0.0263% |
| 2020 | #779 | 350 | 0.0217% |
| 2019 | #745 | 380 | 0.0227% |
| 2018 | #735 | 383 | 0.0225% |
| 2017 | #685 | 426 | 0.0247% |
| 2016 | #631 | 475 | 0.0268% |
| 2015 | #646 | 444 | 0.0249% |
| 2014 | #814 | 340 | 0.0190% |
| 2013 | #943 | 268 | 0.0153% |
| 2012 | #1,095 | 226 | 0.0128% |
| 2011 | #1,037 | 240 | 0.0136% |
| 2010 | #1,140 | 215 | 0.0121% |
| 2009 | #1,147 | 221 | 0.0120% |
| 2008 | #1,162 | 221 | 0.0117% |
| 2007 | #1,118 | 232 | 0.0121% |
| 2006 | #1,186 | 205 | 0.0108% |
| 2005 | #1,166 | 198 | 0.0107% |
| 2004 | #1,255 | 173 | 0.0094% |
| 2003 | #1,197 | 179 | 0.0098% |
| 2002 | #1,207 | 168 | 0.0093% |
| 2001 | #1,150 | 182 | 0.0101% |
| 2000 | #972 | 218 | 0.0120% |
| 1999 | #910 | 232 | 0.0131% |
| 1998 | #755 | 286 | 0.0162% |
| 1997 | #755 | 281 | 0.0161% |
| 1996 | #721 | 291 | 0.0166% |
| 1995 | #704 | 299 | 0.0170% |
| 1994 | #639 | 342 | 0.0192% |
| 1993 | #677 | 323 | 0.0179% |
| 1992 | #666 | 333 | 0.0181% |
| 1991 | #750 | 277 | 0.0148% |
| 1990 | #793 | 254 | 0.0134% |
| 1989 | #700 | 284 | 0.0154% |
| 1988 | #804 | 230 | 0.0129% |
| 1987 | #786 | 225 | 0.0129% |
| 1986 | #737 | 242 | 0.0141% |
| 1985 | #805 | 205 | 0.0119% |
| 1984 | #938 | 157 | 0.0093% |
| 1983 | #915 | 164 | 0.0098% |
| 1982 | #839 | 187 | 0.0110% |
| 1981 | #826 | 191 | 0.0115% |
| 1980 | #883 | 174 | 0.0105% |
| 1979 | #747 | 217 | 0.0135% |
| 1978 | #688 | 231 | 0.0151% |
| 1977 | #646 | 255 | 0.0166% |
| 1976 | #770 | 187 | 0.0128% |
| 1975 | #805 | 171 | 0.0117% |
| 1974 | #703 | 209 | 0.0142% |
| 1973 | #738 | 190 | 0.0130% |
| 1972 | #980 | 123 | 0.0081% |
| 1971 | #1,089 | 111 | 0.0067% |
| 1970 | #1,175 | 99 | 0.0057% |
| 1969 | #1,046 | 110 | 0.0065% |
| 1968 | #1,318 | 71 | 0.0043% |
| 1967 | #1,797 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 1966 | #1,810 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1965 | #1,783 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1964 | #1,849 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1963 | #1,774 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1962 | #1,568 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 1961 | #1,655 | 47 | 0.0023% |
| 1960 | #2,272 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1959 | #2,426 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1958 | #2,417 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1957 | #3,583 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #5,621 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #6,104 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,003 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #4,132 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2023 | #3,946 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #4,046 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #3,003 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2020 | #3,770 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #3,399 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2018 | #4,161 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #3,487 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #3,844 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #4,037 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #3,739 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #5,085 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #3,958 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #4,294 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #4,454 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #3,882 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #4,829 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #3,850 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #3,487 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #3,779 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #3,593 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #3,792 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #3,148 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #3,192 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #3,483 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #3,068 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #2,627 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1997 | #2,720 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #3,488 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #2,596 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #2,282 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1993 | #1,956 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1992 | #2,385 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #1,759 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1990 | #1,891 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 1989 | #1,471 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 1988 | #1,804 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1987 | #1,580 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1986 | #1,818 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | #2,397 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #2,266 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #2,742 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #1,968 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #2,456 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #1,581 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1979 | #1,771 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #2,044 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #1,929 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1976 | #2,560 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #2,257 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #2,085 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #2,365 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #3,495 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #2,510 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #2,360 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #4,735 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,350 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,368 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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