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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #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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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 2002

  • 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: #705 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,079 girlsMNIllinois: #1,562 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,736 girlsILWisconsin: #709 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,973 girlsWIMichigan: #1,024 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,129 girlsMINew York: #1,474 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,110 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: #882 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,456 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #1,215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,051 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #3,286 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 44,545 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: #787 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,583 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedVAMaryland: #530 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,969 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedDEArizona: #1,041 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,492 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedKSArkansas: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,971 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,005 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,240 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #657 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,322 girlsOKLouisiana: #468 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,280 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,140 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,068 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kori, so not publishedHITexas: #1,270 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 9,747 girlsTXFlorida: #1,222 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,627 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#425 · 1 in 1,971
  2. Louisiana#468 · 1 in 2,280
  3. Maryland#530 · 1 in 2,969
  4. Oklahoma#657 · 1 in 3,322
  5. Minnesota#705 · 1 in 5,079

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#42561 in 1,971
Louisiana#46891 in 2,280
Maryland#53081 in 2,969
Oklahoma#65751 in 3,322
Minnesota#70551 in 5,079
Wisconsin#70951 in 4,973
Missouri#78751 in 5,583
Indiana#88251 in 6,456
North Carolina#1,00561 in 7,240
Michigan#1,02461 in 8,129
Arizona#1,04151 in 6,492
Georgia#1,14061 in 8,068
Pennsylvania#1,21551 in 11,051
Florida#1,22281 in 9,627
Texas#1,270161 in 9,747
New York#1,47481 in 12,110
Illinois#1,56251 in 13,736
California#3,28651 in 44,545
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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 2002

girls
#1,205
168 births · 1 in 10,696 girls
boys
#3,095
29 births · 1 in 66,949 boys

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #1,205Kori168

Top boys' names in 2002

  1. #1Jacob30,586
  2. #2Michael28,258
  3. #3Joshua25,998
  4. #4Matthew25,154
  5. #5Ethan22,113
  6. #6Andrew22,037
  7. #7Joseph21,920
  8. #8Christopher21,689
  9. #9Nicholas21,390
  10. #10Daniel21,352
  11. #3,095Kori29
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 10,696 of them was named Kori, which outranked 93.3% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kori
  1. #1,197Rileigh170
  2. #1,203Mckinley169
  3. #1,203Rochelle169
  4. #1,205Kori168
  5. #1,205Adamari168
  6. #1,205Jaylen168
  7. #1,205Taina168
  8. #1,209Jaylah167
  9. #1,209Katlynn167
  10. #1,209Lizbet167

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

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

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

boys

1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 66,949 of them was named Kori, which outranked 75.2% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kori
  1. #3,022Zeb30
  2. #3,022Zeus30
  3. #3,022Zyan30
  4. #3,095Kori29
  5. #3,095Aaryan29
  6. #3,095Ahmari29
  7. #3,095Akram29
  8. #3,188Abdoulaye28
  9. #3,188Adrain28
  10. #3,188Alexandar28

Tied with 92 names at #3,095; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 10,021Omarion#10,556 → #535
  2. ↑ 3,583Amarion#4,302 → #719
  3. ↑ 3,370Yahir#3,974 → #604
  4. ↑ 1,466Gael#2,185 → #719
  5. ↑ 1,287Lisandro#2,185 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 546Daunte#968 → #1,514
  2. ↓ 405Imanol#921 → #1,326
  3. ↓ 376Shemar#594 → #970
  4. ↓ 347Jade#958 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 311Jalon#873 → #1,184

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

See the top 100 for 2002 →