How Many People Are Named Korra?
An estimated 1,968 people in the United States have the first name Korra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Korra peaked in popularity in 2021 with 238 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Korra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Korra paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Korra is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 7, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,968
About 1 in 174,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2021
238 births
Total Registered
1,981
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Korra
Korra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,981 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Korra as a female name
Ranked #1,184 in 2024
201 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (238 births)
Korra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Korra span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 992 babies were registered. Korra remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Korra by Decade
How has Korra 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.
Korra by State
Birth registrations for Korra span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Oklahoma, New Jersey. On average, about 34 Korras were registered per state.
Korra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Korra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Korra
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Korra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Korra?
We estimate approximately 1,968 people named Korra 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 174,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Korra a common name?
Korra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,981 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Korra most popular?
Korra reached peak popularity in 2021, when 238 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Korra is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Korra was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Korra a female name?
Korra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Korra have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Korra peaked in 2021, and the average living bearer is about 7 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Korra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Korra Smith, Korra Johnson, Korra 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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