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Cori

91% girls · 106 born in 2025

Cori has been given to about 13,431 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 13,024
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cori per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 435
  • Born in 2025106
  • All time13,431

How popular is Cori?

Its best year was 1977, when 435 babies were given the name, ranking 482nd. The typical living American called Cori is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Cori

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kori0.95
  2. Lori0.81
  3. Tori0.81
  4. Dori0.81
  5. Lorri0.78
  6. Codi0.75
  7. Cari0.74
  8. Kari0.69

Middle names for Cori

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cori Josephine0.84
  2. Cori Rose0.83
  3. Cori Marie0.83
  4. Cori Grace0.83
  5. Cori Jane0.83
  6. Cori Louise0.83

Sibling names for Cori

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kareembrother · 0.91
  2. Aracelisister · 0.91
  3. Elishaeither · 0.89
  4. Marisolsister · 0.89
  5. Aronbrother · 0.89
  6. Meredithsister · 0.88

Where Cori is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cori Reyes0.78
  2. Cori Nguyen0.78
  3. Cori Moore0.78
  4. Cori Lee0.78
  5. Cori Hall0.78
  6. Cori Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Cori

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Cori across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.