Coretta vs Cora

Side-by-side comparison of Coretta and Cora — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Coretta

Girl name · Rank #15348

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Name B

Cora

Girl name · Rank #102

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Metric Coretta Cora
Current Rank #15348 #102
Total Births (all years) 2,433 153,577
Peak Year 1968 2019
Peak Year Births 336 3,601
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1909 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Coretta Cora
1880ss — 11,954
1890ss — 12,880
1900ss 8 10,372
1910ss 41 15,317
1920ss 57 16,161
1930ss 91 11,253
1940ss 85 8,749
1950ss 130 5,869
1960ss 643 3,393
1970ss 692 2,094
1980ss 384 2,224
1990ss 127 3,322
2000ss 50 7,745
2010ss 89 27,813
2020ss 36 14,431

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Coretta Cora
2014 8 2,967
2015 15 3,403
2016 8 3,373
2017 11 3,445
2018 18 3,596
2019 14 3,601
2020 12 3,034
2021 12 3,005
2022 7 3,073
2023 — 2,749
2024 5 2,570

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1909–2024.

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