How Many People Are Named Cora?
An estimated 70,177 people in the United States have the first name Cora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Cora peaked in popularity in 2019 with 3,601 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cora as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cora paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Cora is overwhelmingly female, 387 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
70,177
About 1 in 4,884 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2019
3,601 births
Total Registered
153,964
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cora
Cora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 153,964 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Cora as a male name
Ranked #10,941 in 2015
6 male births in 2015
Peak: 1917 (17 births)
Cora as a female name
Ranked #102 in 2024
2,570 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (3,601 births)
Cora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cora span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 27,824 babies were registered. While Cora is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cora by Decade
How has Cora tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12,003 | 49 | 11,954 | |
| 1890s | 12,916 | 36 | 12,880 | |
| 1900s | 10,411 | 39 | 10,372 | |
| 1910s | 15,385 | 68 | 15,317 | |
| 1920s | 16,222 | 61 | 16,161 | |
| 1930s | 11,328 | 75 | 11,253 | |
| 1940s | 8,783 | 34 | 8,749 | |
| 1950s | 5,869 | 0 | 5,869 | |
| 1960s | 3,402 | 9 | 3,393 | |
| 1970s | 2,099 | 5 | 2,094 | |
| 1980s | 2,224 | 0 | 2,224 | |
| 1990s | 3,322 | 0 | 3,322 | |
| 2000s | 7,745 | 0 | 7,745 | |
| 2010s | 27,824 | 11 | 27,813 | |
| 2020s | 14,431 | 0 | 14,431 | |
Cora by State
Birth registrations for Cora span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, California. The lowest are in Wyoming, Delaware, Hawaii. On average, about 2,242 Coras were registered per state.
Cora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cora
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cora?
We estimate approximately 70,177 people named Cora are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,884 Americans share this first name.
Is Cora a common name?
Cora is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 153,964 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cora most popular?
Cora reached peak popularity in 2019, when 3,601 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cora is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cora a female name?
Cora is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cora Smith, Cora Johnson, Cora Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me