Girl

Cora

KOR-uh

Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From the Greek 'kore' meaning 'maiden' or 'daughter'. In Greek mythology, Kore is another name for Persephone, goddess of spring and the underworld.”

Popularity Over Time

Cora US popularity rank over timeRank 877 in 1988 to rank 55 in 1900. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#55#466#8771900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #102 in the United States.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

2

Style

ClassicElegantRomanticTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Cora Neumann (Downton Abbey)
  • Cora Coralina (Brazilian poet)

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Clara

Latin Top 100

Coral

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Corinne

French Rare & Uncommon

Cordelia

Celtic Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Ivy

Old English Top 50

Beatrice

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works well across English, Greek, and Romance languages

People Also Ask

From the Greek 'kore' meaning 'maiden' or 'daughter'. In Greek mythology, Kore is another name for Persephone, goddess of spring and the underworld.

Cora is currently ranked #102 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Cora works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Cora include Ivy, Beatrice.