How Many People Are Named Kora?
An estimated 8,838 people in the United States have the first name Kora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Kora peaked in popularity in 2022 with 682 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kora 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 Kora paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kora is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
8,838
About 1 in 38,782 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2022
682 births
Total Registered
8,932
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kora
Kora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,932 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kora as a female name
Ranked #490 in 2024
621 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (682 births)
Kora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kora span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,092 babies were registered. While Kora is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kora by Decade
How has Kora 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.
Kora by State
Birth registrations for Kora span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Delaware, Alaska, New Mexico. On average, about 156 Koras were registered per state.
Kora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kora
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kora?
We estimate approximately 8,838 people named Kora 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 38,782 Americans share this first name.
Is Kora a common name?
Kora is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,932 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kora most popular?
Kora reached peak popularity in 2022, when 682 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kora is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kora a female name?
Kora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kora Smith, Kora Johnson, Kora 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.
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