Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1977

Cori

Meaning A female given name, masculine equivalent Corey Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #1,932 Trend → Stable

A female given name, masculine equivalent Corey.

Rank 2025
#1,932
among girls · ↓160 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
106
named Cori · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,073
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1977
435 babies
All-time total
13,431
#1,476 all-time among girls
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Cori popularity over time

13,431 babies have been named Cori since 1947, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – #5,445
1950s 224 – 224 22 +4380% #1,451
1960s 905 14 919 92 +310% #864
1970s 2,754 244 2,998 300 +226% #482
1980s 2,968 329 3,297 330 +10% #586
1990s 2,541 335 2,876 288 -13% #693
2000s 1,102 150 1,252 125 -56% #1,204
2010s 1,021 111 1,132 113 -10% #1,651
2020s (to 2025) 678 50 728 121 +7% #1,571

Where Cori is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 98 0.06 outside top 500
2027 97 0.06 outside top 500
2028 96 0.06 outside top 500
2029 95 0.06 outside top 500
2030 94 0.06 outside top 500

Where Cori is most popular

Girls named Cori per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.070 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Georgia, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Cori born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 22 0.208 +195%
Georgia 38 0.167 +138%
New Jersey 17 0.094 +34%
Texas 72 0.090 +27%
Kansas 5 0.087 +23%
Pennsylvania 18 0.076 +8%
North Carolina 16 0.070 ≈ national
South Carolina 6 0.067 -5%
Virginia 11 0.065 -8%
Florida 25 0.058 -17%
New York 20 0.051 -28%
California 37 0.044 -37%
Illinois 9 0.039 -44%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -46%
Indiana 5 0.036 -49%
Ohio 6 0.025 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Cori

Cori is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,932 in 2025 with 100 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 13,431 American babies have been named Cori, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1977, when 435 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cori stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cori?

The median living Cori is about 37 years old; half are between 26 and 47. An estimated 13 thousand people named Cori are alive in the United States today.

median 37 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cori year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 100 #1,932 6 #10,937
2024 114 #1,772 8 #9,162
2023 111 #1,817 7 #9,947
2022 112 #1,822 10 #7,875
2021 134 #1,571 9 #8,313
2020 107 #1,833 10 #7,622
2019 122 #1,709 9 #8,344
2018 128 #1,651 13 #6,415
2017 122 #1,739 9 #8,288
2016 119 #1,743 11 #7,237
2015 116 #1,800 15 #5,789
2014 90 #2,131 12 #6,714
2013 71 #2,515 7 #9,854
2012 81 #2,319 13 #6,387
2011 90 #2,128 12 #6,666
2010 82 #2,317 10 #7,697
2009 83 #2,344 13 #6,500
2008 106 #1,980 11 #7,298
2007 102 #2,006 14 #5,966
2006 95 #2,072 10 #7,532
2005 92 #2,031 14 #5,625
2004 118 #1,647 12 #6,207
2003 116 #1,656 11 #6,333
2002 103 #1,756 28 #3,197
2001 122 #1,525 14 #5,180
2000 165 #1,204 23 #3,557
1995 273 #748 28 #2,634
1990 298 #705 53 #1,571
1985 313 #606 24 #2,239
1980 315 #586 30 #1,862
1975 298 #562 24 #1,956
1970 182 #779 12 #2,761
1965 71 #1,276 – –
1960 63 #1,387 5 #4,142
1955 15 #3,003 – –
1950 8 #4,021 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Cori

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Cori Gauff Cori Gauff American tennis player (born 2004) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cori, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cori?

The median living Cori is about 37 years old. Half of all living Coris are between 26 and 47 years old.

How many people named Cori are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Cori are alive in the United States, based on 13,431 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cori mean?

A female given name, masculine equivalent Corey.

How popular is the name Cori in 2025?

Cori ranked #1,932 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 100 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cori?

13,431 babies have been named Cori in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cori most popular?

Cori peaked in 1977, when 435 newborns received the name.

Is Cori a boy or girl name?

Cori is used for both: about 91% of babies named Cori have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Cori rising or falling?

Cori is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cori become more popular?

Cori looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 94 girls named Cori in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Cori?

Well-known people named Cori include Cori Gauff (tennis player).

Names like Cori

Names that sound and feel close to Cori: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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