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Kori

90% girls · #978 in the US for girls, 2025

Kori has been given to about 16,387 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 16,078
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kori per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 503
  • Born in 2025287
  • All time16,387

How popular is Kori?

Kori ranks 978th among American girls in 2025, with 287 born that year. Its best year was 2016, when 503 babies were given the name, ranking 631st. The typical living American called Kori is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Kori

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cori0.95
  2. Lori0.81
  3. Tori0.81
  4. Dori0.81
  5. Lorri0.78
  6. Kari0.74
  7. Kodi0.75
  8. Keri0.74

Middle names for Kori

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kori Catherine0.84
  2. Kori Josephine0.84
  3. Kori Rose0.83
  4. Kori Marie0.83
  5. Kori Grace0.83
  6. Kori Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kori

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chanasister · 0.97
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.96
  3. Mohammadbrother · 0.96
  4. Chayasister · 0.96
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.96
  6. Reinasister · 0.95

Where Kori is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.03%
  2. Kansas0.03%
  3. Alabama0.03%
  4. Georgia0.02%
  5. Virginia0.02%

With a common surname

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

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

Kori 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.