# Kori (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kori/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 16,387 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,565 / 14,822 (90% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 300, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

20th century American variant of Cory.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 240 | 1,038 |
| 2012 | 226 | 1,095 |
| 2013 | 268 | 943 |
| 2014 | 340 | 814 |
| 2015 | 444 | 646 |
| 2016 | 475 | 631 |
| 2017 | 426 | 685 |
| 2018 | 383 | 735 |
| 2019 | 380 | 745 |
| 2020 | 350 | 779 |
| 2021 | 433 | 676 |
| 2022 | 388 | 747 |
| 2023 | 345 | 810 |
| 2024 | 299 | 894 |
| 2025 | 260 | 978 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 4,295 |
| 2012 | 26 | 3,958 |
| 2013 | 18 | 5,087 |
| 2014 | 28 | 3,740 |
| 2015 | 26 | 4,037 |
| 2016 | 28 | 3,845 |
| 2017 | 32 | 3,489 |
| 2018 | 25 | 4,162 |
| 2019 | 35 | 3,307 |
| 2020 | 28 | 3,772 |
| 2021 | 41 | 3,004 |
| 2022 | 27 | 4,050 |
| 2023 | 28 | 3,949 |
| 2024 | 26 | 4,147 |
| 2025 | 27 | 4,003 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | 2,738 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,912 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3,262 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2,727 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1,934 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5,061 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,936 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4,736 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12 | 1,749 |
| 2010 | 11 | 1,911 |
| 2011 | 12 | 1,788 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2,721 |
| 2013 | 11 | 1,920 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2,459 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,004 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,040 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,112 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2,682 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |

## People named Kori

- Kori Carter, American hurdler

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.