Kora
Kora is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Kora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kora is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Kora
Kora first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1942, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 682 births, good for #464 nationwide. About 43% of every Kora on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kora ranks #494 for baby girls with 612 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kora
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About the name Kora
Kora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Kora's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #464. Use the chart and map above to compare Kora's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.