Girls' name · since 1880
Cora
156,028 babies named Cora in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #113 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 156,028
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cora currently ranks #113 among girls' names in America, with 156,028 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cora has been recorded 156,028 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #113 nationally and more common than 99.3% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #258 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #113 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 156,028 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cora ranks #258 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #113 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 156,028 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #113 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 156,028
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cora's 156,028 recorded births place it above 99.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cora compares
156,028 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cora's all-time total is 415x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 156,028 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,602 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cora's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 182 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 3,602, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cora popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 3,602
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Cora popularity over time - boys
387 total births recorded since 1880 (Cora as boys' name)
Cora by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27,816 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Cora's strongest decade.
27,816 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Cora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
11,954 births
- 1890s
1890s
12,880 births
- 1900s 10,372
1900s
10,372 births
- 1910s
1910s
15,317 births
- 1920s
1920s
16,161 births
- 1930s
1930s
11,253 births
- 1940s 8,749
1940s
8,749 births
- 1950s 5,869
1950s
5,869 births
- 1960s 3,393
1960s
3,393 births
- 1970s 2,093
1970s
2,093 births
- 1980s 2,224
1980s
2,224 births
- 1990s 3,323
1990s
3,323 births
- 2000s 7,745
2000s
7,745 births
- 2010s
2010s
27,816 births
- 2020s
2020s
16,879 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27,816 births (18% of all-time use).
How Cora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cora's total volume
Cora by state
Where Cora concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,521 | 4.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6,510 | 4.2% |
| #3 | California | | 5,951 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5,456 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5,390 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5,223 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 4,484 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 4,396 | 2.8% |
7,521 of 156,028 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Cora appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cora's data
- Cora's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27,816 total births) through the 2020s (16,879) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Coras (7,521 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.