Kori
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 458 babies a year in the US.
How Kori has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #650 |
| 2016 | #631 |
| 2017 | #685 |
| 2018 | #735 |
| 2019 | #744 |
| 2020 | #775 |
| 2021 | #677 |
| 2022 | #744 |
| 2023 | #808 |
| 2024 | #893 |
| 2025 | #978 |
Kori by the numbers
Kori was given to 458 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 474 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Kori
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kori. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kori
Names that are said the same way as Kori, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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