How Many People Are Named Kori?
An estimated 15,501 people in the United States have the first name Kori. It is predominantly female (90.5%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Kori peaked in popularity in 2016 with 503 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kori 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 Kori paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,501
About 1 in 22,112 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
90.5% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2016
503 births
Total Registered
16,097
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kori
Kori is predominantly female (90.5%), though 1,537 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kori as a male name
Ranked #4,132 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (57 births)
Kori as a female name
Ranked #893 in 2024
299 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (475 births)
Kori: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kori span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,659 babies were registered. While Kori is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kori by Decade
How has Kori 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.
Kori by State
Birth registrations for Kori span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Hampshire, West Virginia, South Dakota. On average, about 258 Koris were registered per state.
Kori + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kori as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kori
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kori: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kori?
We estimate approximately 15,501 people named Kori 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 22,112 Americans share this first name.
Is Kori a common name?
Kori is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,097 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kori most popular?
Kori reached peak popularity in 2016, when 503 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kori is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kori a female name?
Kori is predominantly female. 90.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kori Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kori Smith, Kori Johnson, Kori 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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