Cora

Cora: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “maiden”
Origin: Greek
Say it: KOR-ə · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Greek Kore 'maiden', an epithet of the goddess Persephone. It was adopted into English use in the modern period.

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How popular is Cora?

2024772 per million US babies

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Babies named Cora in 20242,570

2024 rank#102 girls

Peak year1885

Total US babies since 1880153,964

Cora is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Cora

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Elenabright, shining light · Greek

Cora questions

What does the name Cora mean?

Cora means "maiden". It comes from Greek. From Greek Kore 'maiden', an epithet of the goddess Persephone. It was adopted into English use in the modern period.

Is Cora a boy or girl name?

Cora is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cora?

2,570 US babies were named Cora in 2024. Its peak year was 1885.

How do you pronounce Cora?

Cora is usually pronounced KOR-ə.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.