Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2016

Kori

Meaning 20th century American variant of Cory Gender Unisex · 90% girls Rank 2025 #978 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

20th century American variant of Cory.

Rank 2025
#978
among girls · ↓84 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
287
named Kori · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
503 babies
All-time total
16,387
#1,294 all-time among girls
First recorded
1953
in Social Security records

Kori popularity over time

16,387 babies have been named Kori since 1953, 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 – – – – – –
1950s 69 – 69 7 – #2,417
1960s 514 15 529 53 +667% #1,046
1970s 1,793 197 1,990 199 +276% #646
1980s 2,059 322 2,381 238 +20% #700
1990s 2,918 332 3,250 325 +36% #639
2000s 1,997 259 2,256 226 -31% #972
2010s 3,397 263 3,660 366 +62% #631
2020s (to 2025) 2,075 177 2,252 375 +3% #676

Where Kori 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 251 0.16 outside top 500
2027 244 0.15 outside top 500
2028 238 0.15 outside top 500
2029 233 0.14 outside top 500
2030 228 0.14 outside top 500

Where Kori is most popular

Girls named Kori per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.213 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Maryland, and Mississippi.

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 Kori 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
Delaware 13 1.15 +439%
Maryland 97 0.915 +331%
Mississippi 42 0.898 +322%
Louisiana 62 0.708 +233%
District of Columbia 7 0.591 +178%
Georgia 131 0.577 +171%
Alabama 48 0.511 +140%
South Carolina 44 0.489 +130%
Virginia 82 0.481 +126%
Missouri 49 0.407 +91%
North Carolina 80 0.351 +65%
Kentucky 29 0.339 +59%
Tennessee 53 0.335 +57%
Pennsylvania 78 0.330 +55%
Oklahoma 21 0.285 +34%
Ohio 66 0.278 +31%
New Jersey 47 0.260 +22%
Michigan 47 0.258 +21%
Texas 195 0.242 +14%
Indiana 30 0.214 ≈ national
Florida 90 0.210 ≈ national
Kansas 12 0.208 ≈ national
Connecticut 12 0.206 ≈ national
New York 71 0.179 -16%
Arkansas 9 0.170 -20%
Illinois 35 0.153 -28%
California 67 0.080 -63%
Utah 5 0.060 -72%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -78%
Arizona 5 0.036 -83%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Kori

Kori is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #978 in 2025 with 260 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1953, 16,387 American babies have been named Kori, about 90% girls and 10% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2016, when 503 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 Kori stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kori?

The median living Kori is about 25 years old; half are between 10 and 38. An estimated 16 thousand people named Kori are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

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

Kori 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 260 #978 27 #4,003
2024 299 #894 26 #4,147
2023 345 #810 28 #3,949
2022 388 #747 27 #4,050
2021 433 #676 41 #3,004
2020 350 #779 28 #3,772
2019 380 #745 35 #3,307
2018 383 #735 25 #4,162
2017 426 #685 32 #3,489
2016 475 #631 28 #3,845
2015 444 #646 26 #4,037
2014 340 #814 28 #3,740
2013 268 #943 18 #5,087
2012 226 #1,095 26 #3,958
2011 240 #1,038 23 #4,295
2010 215 #1,140 22 #4,454
2009 221 #1,147 27 #3,882
2008 221 #1,162 20 #4,830
2007 232 #1,118 27 #3,851
2006 205 #1,186 30 #3,487
2005 198 #1,166 25 #3,779
2004 173 #1,255 26 #3,593
2003 179 #1,197 23 #3,792
2002 168 #1,207 29 #3,148
2001 182 #1,150 28 #3,192
2000 218 #972 24 #3,483
1995 299 #704 29 #2,596
1990 254 #794 41 #1,891
1985 205 #805 22 #2,396
1980 174 #883 38 #1,581
1975 171 #805 20 #2,257
1970 99 #1,175 16 #2,360
1965 41 #1,783 – –
1960 27 #2,272 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kori?

The median living Kori is about 25 years old. Half of all living Koris are between 10 and 38 years old.

How many people named Kori are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Kori are alive in the United States, based on 16,387 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kori mean?

20th century American variant of Cory.

How popular is the name Kori in 2025?

Kori ranked #978 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 260 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kori?

16,387 babies have been named Kori in the United States since 1953, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kori most popular?

Kori peaked in 2016, when 503 newborns received the name.

Is Kori a boy or girl name?

Kori is used for both: about 90% of babies named Kori have been girls and 10% boys.

Is the name Kori rising or falling?

Kori has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Kori become more popular?

Kori is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 228 girls named Kori in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kori

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