Koren
Mostly girls · KOR-en · Hebrew
Koren is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “shining, radiant”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Koren mean?
Hebrew: from the root karan 'to shine'
“shining, radiant”
The same Hebrew root describes Moses' face shining as he came down from Mount Sinai (Exodus 34:29).
- Say it
- KOR-en
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Is Koren a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Koren has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Koren in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Koren in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2000. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Koren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Koren in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Koren, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2008, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Koren in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Koren in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
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