Girl · #12,120 in 2026

Quorra

Name: Popularity of the name Quorra in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Quorra, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

The Niger River is the main river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 kilometres. Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border.

Current Rank

#12,120

Peak Rank

#3,853 (2012)

Total Babies

258

5-Yr Trend

-41%

2011

First Year

2024

Last Year

2012

Peak Year

#3853

Peak Rank

258

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Quorra

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Etymology

Commercial activity along the river front at Boubon , in Niger The Niger has different names in the different languages of the region: Fula : Maayo Jaaliba 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 𞤔𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭𞤦𞤢 Manding : Jeliba ߖߋ߬ߟߌߓߊ߬ or Joliba ߖߏ߬ߟߌߓߊ߬ "great river" Tuareg : Eġərəw n-Igərǝwăn ⴴⵔⵓ ⵏ ⴴⵔⵓⵏ "river of rivers" Songhay : Isa "the river" Zarma : Isa Beeri "great river" Hausa : Kwara كوَرَ Nupe : Èdù Yoruba : Odo Ọya "named after the Yoruba goddess Ọya , who is believed to embody the river" Igbo : Orimiri or Orimili "great water" Ijaw : Toru Beni "the river water" The earliest use of the name "Niger" for the ri

Origin & history

Growing African rice, Oryza glaberrima along the Niger River in Niger . The crop was first domesticated along the river. A reconstruction of the Ravenna Cosmography placed on a Ptolemaic map . The River Ger is visible at bottom. Note it is placed, following Ptolemy , as just south of the land of the Garamantes , in modern Libya , constricting the continent to the land from the central Sahara north. 1561 map of West Africa by Girolamo Ruscelli, from Italian translation of Ptolemy's Atlas "La geografia di Claudio Tolomeo alessandrino, Nuovamente tradotta di Greco in Italiano". The writer was att

The Story of Quorra

Quorra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2011, with 26 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 40 Quorras were born — ranking #3,853 that year. As of 2026, Quorra ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 258 Quorras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

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101-500

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Names that sound like Quorra

Phonetically similar names — useful when Quorra is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Cora
Kyra
Kora
Corra
Korah
Chira
Chora
Koira
Corah
Koura
Quirk
Kara

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Quorra

What does the name Quorra mean?

How popular is Quorra in 2026?

In 2026, Quorra ranks #12,120 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.

When was Quorra most popular?

Quorra reached its peak popularity in 2012, ranking #3,853 that year with 40 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Quorra most popular?

Quorra has historically been most popular in Utah, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Quorra.

Is Quorra a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Quorra is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Quorra?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Quorra include Darra, Elecia, Ijeoma. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Quorra

Quorra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 258 births in the dataset. Quorra's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #3,853. Use the chart and map above to compare Quorra'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.