Korra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KOR-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,417 for girls
Korra is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 1,417th for girls in the US (153 babies).
What does Korra mean?
Modern: from the animated series The Legend of Korra
Korra is the heroine of The Legend of Korra (2012-2014), the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Is Korra a girl's or a boy's name?
Korra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 153 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Korra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Korra, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th.
2025 had the most girls named Korra of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
In 2025, 501 girls in the UK were given Korra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #126, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Korra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
How popular is Korra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,417among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 153about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 153 girls in the US were named Korra, making it the 1,417th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,398th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 238 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
2025 had fewer girls named Korra than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Korra in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,241 girls in the US were given Korra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #95, up from #1,417 for this spelling alone.
Korra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | #1,417 |
| 2024 | 202 | #1,184 |
| 2023 | 185 | #1,248 |
| 2022 | 212 | #1,145 |
| 2021 | 238 | #1,058 |
| 2020 | 156 | #1,398 |
| 2019 | 131 | #1,614 |
| 2018 | 159 | #1,406 |
| 2017 | 138 | #1,580 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,908 |
| 2015 | 144 | #1,540 |
| 2014 | 87 | #2,176 |
| 2013 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,708 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Korra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Orla Maeva Nova Keira Eira Fiadh Kiara Myla Lyra Sienna Isla Dua
Other spellings of Korra
Names related to Korra
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Korra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/korra, updated 20 October 2026.