Cora Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Cora

Cora Name Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: core-ah
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Cora Name Meaning

A sweet pick with vintage roots, little Cora has been slowly creeping up the charts. Her look and sound are similar to Clara and Cara, yet Cora has a rich identity of her own awaiting discovery.

She’s soft and sweet with tons of heart, a gorgeous moniker with endless appeal. Style and Cora go hand in hand and she’s never one to shy away from glitz and glamor. While she has a slight size and delicate demeanor, Cora is filled with wonder and potential, a great name for a leader.

Cora is another versatile pick that ages with ease, though her unisex nickname of Cori gives her an extra dose of youth. She has the maturity needed in a name, as well as the gentle side that doesn’t feel too stuffy. She’s free to run and play, yet won’t seem out of place in a professional environment. If she feels too short, there are always longer picks with her as a nickname like Coralie and Coraline.

She’s a darling name with literary ties, appearing in the 19th century classic The Last of the Mohicans. Movie buffs may also recognize her as the adorable dancing girl in Titanic. Both are fantastic associations and give little Cora an added boost of mainstream strength.

Cora Name Popularity

How popular is the name Cora? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	1,050	0.2982%
1911	—	987	0.2651%
1912	—	1,225	0.2429%
1913	—	1,260	0.2222%
1914	—	1,487	0.2134%
1915	—	1,678	0.1847%
1916	—	1,878	0.1944%
1917	—	1,720	0.1719%
1918	—	1,894	0.1765%
1919	—	1,925	0.1838%
1920	—	1,803	0.1622%
1921	—	1,810	0.1581%
1922	—	1,744	0.1565%
1923	—	1,676	0.1496%
1924	—	1,601	0.1379%
1925	—	1,671	0.1478%
1926	—	1,440	0.1309%
1927	—	1,474	0.1332%
1928	—	1,354	0.1265%
1929	—	1,355	0.1308%
1930	—	1,244	0.1191%
1931	—	1,158	0.1173%
1932	—	1,113	0.1127%
1933	—	1,134	0.1217%
1934	—	1,075	0.1112%
1935	—	1,029	0.1059%
1936	—	981	0.1018%
1937	—	1,106	0.1122%
1938	—	1,103	0.1077%
1939	—	1,008	0.0991%
1940	—	936	0.0881%
1941	—	976	0.0867%
1942	—	970	0.0768%
1943	—	825	0.0632%
1944	—	777	0.0627%
1945	—	705	0.0578%
1946	—	771	0.0523%
1947	—	811	0.0486%
1948	—	810	0.0507%
1949	—	803	0.0499%
1950	—	704	0.0437%
1951	—	621	0.0366%
1952	—	634	0.0363%
1953	—	596	0.0337%
1954	—	588	0.0322%
1955	—	537	0.0292%
1956	—	504	0.0267%
1957	—	481	0.025%
1958	—	397	0.021%
1959	—	427	0.0225%
1960	—	408	0.0215%
1961	—	370	0.0196%
1962	—	363	0.0198%
1963	—	358	0.0199%
1964	—	308	0.0175%
1965	—	331	0.0202%
1966	—	270	0.0173%
1967	—	181	0.0119%
1968	—	181	0.0121%
1969	—	136	0.0088%
1970	—	167	0.0105%
1971	—	156	0.0104%
1972	—	152	0.0112%
1973	—	143	0.011%
1974	—	145	0.0112%
1975	—	124	0.0096%
1976	—	156	0.0121%
1977	—	173	0.0128%
1978	—	166	0.0123%
1979	—	130	0.0092%
1980	—	155	0.0106%
1981	—	172	0.0117%
1982	—	168	0.0112%
1983	—	152	0.0103%
1984	—	157	0.0106%
1985	—	159	0.0105%
1986	—	168	0.0111%
1987	—	140	0.0092%
1988	—	141	0.009%
1989	—	191	0.0118%
1990	—	171	0.0103%
1991	—	190	0.0117%
1992	—	197	0.0123%
1993	—	251	0.0161%
1994	—	283	0.0184%
1995	—	263	0.0175%
1996	—	272	0.0182%
1997	—	265	0.0179%
1998	—	432	0.0289%
1999	—	480	0.0321%
2000	—	528	0.0346%
2001	—	579	0.0384%
2002	—	579	0.0386%
2003	—	667	0.0438%
2004	—	650	0.0426%
2005	—	646	0.0423%
2006	—	818	0.0522%
2007	—	900	0.057%
2008	—	1,019	0.0659%
2009	—	1,083	0.0725%
2010	—	1,180	0.0819%
2011	—	1,543	0.1083%
2012	—	2,075	0.1456%
2013	—	2,580	0.1812%
2014	—	2,963	0.2034%
2015	—	3,400	0.2337%
2016	—	3,367	0.2335%
2017	—	3,422	0.2452%
2018	—	3,574	0.2601%
2019	—	3,567	0.2635%
2020	—	2,915	0.229%
2021	—	2,791	0.2283%
2022	—	3,049	0.2311%
2023	—	2,740	0.2117%

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Names Like Cora

If you like Cora, you’ll love these other names like Cora.

What names are diminutives of Cora?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Cora sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Cora, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Corey	The hollow	Scottish
Cori	Maiden; the hollow	Irish
Corie	Maiden; the hollow	Irish
Correy	Maiden	Greek
Corri	Maiden; the hollow	Irish
Corrie	Maiden; the hollow	Irish
Corry	Maiden; the hollow	Irish
Cory	Maiden; the hollow	Irish
Korey	Maiden	Greek
Korry	Maiden; the hollow	Irish
Kory	Hollow	Irish

What names are variants of Cora?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Cora.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Corabel	Maiden	Greek
Corabella	Maiden	Greek
Corabelle	Maiden	Greek

Corabellita	Maiden	Greek
Corabeth	Maiden	Greek
Coralee	Maiden	Latin
Coralia	Maiden	Greek
Coralie	A variant form of Coral.	English
Coralin	Maiden	Greek
Coralyn	Maiden	Latin
Coree	Maiden	Greek
Corella	Maiden	Greek
Corena	Maiden; spear	Latin
Corene	Maiden	Greek
Coretta	A variant form of Corette.	Italian
Corilla	Maiden	Greek
Corine	Maiden; spear	Latin
Corinna	Maiden	Greek

Corinne	Maiden	Greek
Corisa	Maiden	Greek
Corissa	Maiden	Greek
Corita	Maiden	Greek
Corlene	Maiden	Greek
Correen	Maiden; spear	Latin
Corrella	Maiden	Greek
Correlle	Maiden	Greek
Correna	Maiden	Greek
Correnda	Maiden	Greek
Correne	Maiden	Greek
Corrina	Maiden; spear	Latin
Corrine	Maiden; spear	Latin
Corrissa	Maiden	Greek
Corynna	Maiden	Greek

Corynne	Maiden	Greek
Coryssa	Maiden	Greek
Kora	Maiden	Greek
Korabell	Maiden	Greek
Koreen	Maiden	Greek
Koretta	Maiden	Greek
Korilla	Maiden	Greek
Korina	Maiden	Greek
Korinne	Maiden	Greek
Koryne	Maiden	Greek
Korynna	Maiden	Greek
Koryssa	Maiden	Greek
Lacoria	Maiden	Greek

What names sound like Cora?

If you like how Cora sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Cora.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Caera	Beloved; friend	Latin
Cara	Beloved; friend	Latin

Carah	Beloved; friend	Latin
Cari	Love	Gaelic
Caro	Free man	German
Cary	Love; free man	German
Courtney	Domain of Curtius	French
Kara	A short form of Karen.	Latin
Kera	Black	Irish
Kira	Black	Irish
Kori		Greek
Kyra	Lord	Greek

What names are similar to Cora?

Find a name that’s like Cora, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Bella	Beautiful one	Italian
Camille	Religious helper	French
Clara	Bright and clear	Latin
Grace	Gracious one	English
Helena	Sun ray, shining light	Greek

Jane	God is gracious	Hebrew
June	Month of June	Latin
Lily	Lily flower	English
Poppy	“The milk of happiness,” from the Latin papaver, the name of a plant having thick, milky juice, on the basis of papa, thick milk.	Latin
Rose	Rose flower	English

Lists With Cora

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Cora.

Siblings of Cora

Mamas with kids named Cora also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Silas	Man of the forest	Latin
Seneca		Native American
Terryn		English
Cameron	Crooked nose	Scottish

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24 Comments

Alice Jun 14 at 10:10 pm

lol im just looking up everyone that I know and now my gf, Cora, such a pretty name and it also means maiden btw

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Cora Apr 6 at 8:50 pm

Cora Cordova is absolutely the best name. I was named in the 80s when this name was least popular. There was a brief moment when I was a child when I wished my name was prettier, and an even briefer moment when I wished my name was Courtney. By the time I was a teenager I really appreciated the uniqueness of it. Never knew of another Cora till I went to college. But you can’t beat the alliteration with my last name.

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Emma Jan 2 at 8:35 am

We didn’t know anyone named Cora and it went really well with our Italian last name. I

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Mary Kate Casey Feb 16 at 8:09 am

My husband loved the name of the little girl in the movie Titanic, Cora. He loved this movie so much and always wanted to name a little girl, Cora, and write her cards signing them. “You’ll always be my best girl, Cora.”

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- Cora Apr 6 at 8:41 pm
  
  I can’t believe I never caught that. Had no idea the name was in that movie and I watched it several times.
  
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Sarah Feb 8 at 11:24 am

Family name. Cute and not overly popular

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Susan Nov 4 at 9:47 am

My husband and I selected this name because we enjoyed a show and it was a character’s name. She was a sassy and cute little girl, so we just fell in love with the name before we even became pregnant. It’s not a super common name either, so we liked that. We liked the meaning of the name in Greek “daughter/maiden” and in Latin “little heart.” The name just felt fitting.

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Heather Oct 11 at 11:14 am

Unique for us. Like the meaning / symbolism- close to the heart. Not concerned about nickname.

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Cora Jul 4 at 4:48 pm

I absolutely love the name Cora!!! Also it means Persephone.

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Cora Feb 21 at 9:10 am

I love my name it’s so unique and it means weird stuff that I forget but I think it means maiden. Also any of u play Roblox
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Cora Oct 5 at 10:22 am

Hey! My name IS Cora! hehehehehe

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- Cora Feb 21 at 9:12 am
  
  Do u you go to a Thomas’s school?
  
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Meredith Dec 27 at 3:18 pm

We wanted our daughters name to have each of our first name initials–C & M….we knew we wanted Margaret as the middle name then we wanted a short first name staring with C (we have a long last name)….we thought Cora was beautiful and fit well 🙂

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Kelly Aug 13 at 9:27 am

It makes me think of nature, exploring, strong female Leo personality, short, easy, unique

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- Cora Jan 5 at 6:15 am
  
  I AM a leo
  
  lol
  
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Brittany Jul 6 at 11:07 am

I think it’s a beautiful name but also has a family connection.

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- Cora Oct 2 at 4:51 pm
  
  It has a family connection to me too.
  
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Amanda Oct 19 at 3:58 pm

I totally do not remember where I heard it first, but it caught my attention and I told my now husband that if we ever have a girl that would be her name. I love that it is old fashioned from the 1950’s. Our last name is also a 1950’s first name and one random day I opened a baby name book to the 1950’s name page and it had two columns with her first and our last name side by side!!! I like that it is not super common, although now I am hearing it more and more.

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Alyssa Sep 9 at 9:16 am

We loved the alliteration of Cora Capri

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Erica Dec 28 at 12:28 pm

Just wanted something short and sweet and not common.

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Christina Nov 16 at 9:24 pm

I chose cora because it reminds me of coral. I am originally from Nova Scotia and with that province having an ocean it reminds me of it. Plus my husband is native and water means alot to him and is part of his culture so we named our baby girl Cora. The only thing I don’t like is my sister’s bf name is Corey so when cora was born she reminded me of the name Corey lmao

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Megan Hoffert Jun 8 at 9:22 pm

My husband and I wanted to pick a somewhat old fashioned name so we decided to go though our family trees. We both kept coming back to Cora and it turned out we had a Cora on both sides.

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Melody Apr 13 at 1:19 pm

I love this name because it is simple, beautiful, and unique without being something completely unheard of.

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Devyn Apr 11 at 1:05 pm

We had named our daughter Maryn 2 days after she was born, but after 24 hours with that name we realized it didn’t fit her and changed it Cora. It came to me in a moment of deja vu when I was feeding her and it all felt so familiar except for her name and I’m that moment it get like her name was Cora not Maryn and my husband agreed and we caught it in time before paperwork was officially submitted.

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