Cori
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KOR-ee
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #1,927 for girls
Cori is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,927th for girls in the US (100 babies).
Where does Cori come from?
English: spelling of Cory, itself a spelling of Corey, a surname perhaps from the Old Norse name Kori
Meaning borrowed from Cory. More on Wiktionary.
Is Cori a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Cori has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 100 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Cori in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cori in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2010, 17% of the babies named Cori in the UK were girls.
Cori in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 20 | #797 |
How popular is Cori in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,927among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 100about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 100 girls in the US were named Cori, making it the 1,927th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,830th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 397 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947. 6 boys were also named Cori in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Cori than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Cori in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 544 girls in the US were given Cori or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #551, up from #1,927 for this spelling alone.
Cori in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | #1,927 |
| 2024 | 114 | #1,771 |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,813 |
| 2022 | 112 | #1,818 |
| 2021 | 134 | #1,562 |
| 2020 | 107 | #1,830 |
| 2019 | 122 | #1,708 |
| 2018 | 128 | #1,650 |
| 2017 | 122 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 119 | #1,743 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,793 |
| 2014 | 90 | #2,129 |
| 2013 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2012 | 81 | #2,315 |
| 2011 | 90 | #2,124 |
| 2010 | 82 | #2,313 |
| 2009 | 83 | #2,337 |
| 2008 | 106 | #1,977 |
| 2007 | 102 | #2,003 |
| 2006 | 95 | #2,069 |
| 2005 | 92 | #2,029 |
| 2004 | 118 | #1,642 |
| 2003 | 116 | #1,651 |
| 2002 | 103 | #1,748 |
| 2001 | 122 | #1,522 |
| 2000 | 165 | #1,201 |
| 1999 | 171 | #1,141 |
| 1998 | 206 | #980 |
| 1997 | 194 | #999 |
| 1996 | 228 | #869 |
| 1995 | 273 | #745 |
| 1994 | 302 | #693 |
| 1993 | 289 | #730 |
| 1992 | 311 | #695 |
| 1991 | 269 | #765 |
| 1990 | 298 | #704 |
| 1989 | 329 | #637 |
| 1988 | 259 | #720 |
| 1987 | 322 | #604 |
| 1986 | 314 | #612 |
| 1985 | 313 | #606 |
| 1984 | 288 | #618 |
| 1983 | 268 | #639 |
| 1982 | 265 | #669 |
| 1981 | 295 | #612 |
| 1980 | 315 | #585 |
| 1979 | 333 | #555 |
| 1978 | 337 | #535 |
| 1977 | 397 | #482 |
| 1976 | 303 | #557 |
| 1975 | 298 | #562 |
| 1974 | 262 | #601 |
| 1973 | 236 | #638 |
| 1972 | 201 | #712 |
| 1971 | 205 | #733 |
| 1970 | 182 | #779 |
| 1969 | 146 | #861 |
| 1968 | 128 | #913 |
| 1967 | 85 | #1,147 |
| 1966 | 64 | #1,368 |
| 1965 | 71 | #1,274 |
| 1964 | 79 | #1,240 |
| 1963 | 83 | #1,201 |
| 1962 | 107 | #1,043 |
| 1961 | 79 | #1,242 |
| 1960 | 63 | #1,384 |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,515 |
| 1958 | 54 | #1,447 |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,704 |
| 1956 | 18 | #2,724 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 14 | #3,018 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
Names like Cori
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ashley Cassidy Heidi Kendall Casey Brooke Brynn Codi Eden Heaven Ryan Kaitlyn
Other spellings of Cori
Kori Korie Corrie Khori Corey Corie Cory Kory Korey Korri Korrie
Names related to Cori
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cori: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cori, updated 20 October 2026.