Kori
The Story of Kori
As a girl name
Kori first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 475 Koris were born — ranking #631 that year. As of 2026, Kori ranks #891 for girls with 302 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 15K Koris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kori first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 57 Koris were born — ranking #1,452 that year. As of 2026, Kori ranks #4,270 for boys with 25 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 2K Koris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kori
Kori is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Kori's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #631. Use the chart and map above to compare Kori'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 .
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