Kori
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KOR-ee
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #978 for girls
Kori is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 978th for girls in the US (260 babies).
Where does Kori come from?
English: spelling of Corey, an English and Irish surname
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kori a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kori has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 260 girls and 27 boys in the US.
How popular is Kori in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kori in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2022, 42% of the babies named Kori in the UK were girls.
Kori in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Kori in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #978among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 260about 1 in 6,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 260 girls in the US were named Kori, making it the 978th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 778th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 475 girls. It first appears in the records in 1953. 27 boys were also named Kori in 2025 (3,948th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Kori than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Kori in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 544 girls in the US were given Kori or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #551, up from #978 for this spelling alone.
Kori in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 260 | #978 |
| 2024 | 299 | #894 |
| 2023 | 345 | #810 |
| 2022 | 388 | #745 |
| 2021 | 433 | #676 |
| 2020 | 350 | #778 |
| 2019 | 380 | #744 |
| 2018 | 383 | #734 |
| 2017 | 426 | #685 |
| 2016 | 475 | #631 |
| 2015 | 444 | #645 |
| 2014 | 340 | #813 |
| 2013 | 268 | #941 |
| 2012 | 226 | #1,092 |
| 2011 | 240 | #1,036 |
| 2010 | 215 | #1,136 |
| 2009 | 221 | #1,146 |
| 2008 | 221 | #1,160 |
| 2007 | 232 | #1,115 |
| 2006 | 205 | #1,184 |
| 2005 | 198 | #1,164 |
| 2004 | 173 | #1,251 |
| 2003 | 179 | #1,194 |
| 2002 | 168 | #1,204 |
| 2001 | 182 | #1,146 |
| 2000 | 218 | #969 |
| 1999 | 232 | #908 |
| 1998 | 286 | #754 |
| 1997 | 281 | #755 |
| 1996 | 291 | #720 |
| 1995 | 299 | #701 |
| 1994 | 342 | #638 |
| 1993 | 323 | #675 |
| 1992 | 333 | #666 |
| 1991 | 277 | #749 |
| 1990 | 254 | #792 |
| 1989 | 284 | #698 |
| 1988 | 230 | #802 |
| 1987 | 225 | #786 |
| 1986 | 242 | #734 |
| 1985 | 205 | #805 |
| 1984 | 157 | #935 |
| 1983 | 164 | #914 |
| 1982 | 187 | #835 |
| 1981 | 191 | #825 |
| 1980 | 174 | #881 |
| 1979 | 217 | #747 |
| 1978 | 231 | #687 |
| 1977 | 255 | #645 |
| 1976 | 187 | #766 |
| 1975 | 171 | #804 |
| 1974 | 209 | #701 |
| 1973 | 190 | #736 |
| 1972 | 123 | #979 |
| 1971 | 111 | #1,084 |
| 1970 | 99 | #1,168 |
| 1969 | 110 | #1,042 |
| 1968 | 71 | #1,311 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,783 |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,796 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,768 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,835 |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,753 |
| 1962 | 52 | #1,557 |
| 1961 | 47 | #1,639 |
| 1960 | 27 | #2,245 |
| 1959 | 23 | #2,394 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
Names like Kori
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuri Dakota Kiyomi Tori Yumi Tru Kaori Mika Yuna Rikki Remi Rumi
Other spellings of Kori
Cori Korie Corrie Khori Corey Corie Cory Kory Korey Korri Korrie
Names related to Kori
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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, “Kori: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kori, updated 20 October 2026.