Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Korah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,163 Trend ↓ Falling 34%
Rank 2025
#5,163
among girls · ↑724 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Korah · +19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
49 babies
All-time total
797
#8,755 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Korah popularity over time

797 babies have been named Korah since 1977, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 6 1 – #9,011
1980s 7 1 +17% #8,603
1990s 73 7 +943% #6,344
2000s 173 17 +137% #5,363
2010s 358 36 +107% #3,273
2020s (to 2025) 180 30 -16% #3,752

Where Korah 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 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 22 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 19 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Korah

Korah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,163 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 797 American babies have been named Korah. Its peak came in 2018, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Korah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Korah?

The median living Korah is about 10 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 800 people named Korah are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Korah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 25 #5,163
2024 21 #5,887
2023 35 #4,156
2022 32 #4,419
2021 28 #4,783
2020 39 #3,752
2019 41 #3,694
2018 49 #3,273
2017 46 #3,419
2016 38 #3,964
2015 44 #3,565
2014 39 #3,886
2013 22 #5,931
2012 33 #4,440
2011 20 #6,452
2010 26 #5,336
2009 21 #6,440
2008 21 #6,465
2007 17 #7,592
2006 18 #7,008
2005 24 #5,363
2004 9 #11,209
2003 14 #7,808
2002 13 #8,075
2001 16 #6,818
2000 20 #5,591
1995 6 #12,583
1990 6 #12,142
1985 – –
1980 7 #8,603
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Korah

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

  1. 1 Korah Korah Biblical personage

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Korah?

The median living Korah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Korahs are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Korah are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Korah are alive in the United States, based on 797 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Korah in 2025?

Korah ranked #5,163 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Korah?

797 babies have been named Korah in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Korah most popular?

Korah peaked in 2018, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Korah a boy or girl name?

Korah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Korah rising or falling?

Korah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Korah become more popular?

Korah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 girls named Korah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Korah?

Well-known people named Korah include Korah (religious figure).

Names like Korah

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

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