Unisex name · since 1947
Cori
Cori has 12,198 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,933 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,198
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cori is the #1933 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 12,198 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Cori recorded 12,198 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #1933 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #1,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,933 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,198 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cori ranks #1,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,933 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,198 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,933 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,198
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cori's 12,198 recorded births place it above 97.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cori compares
12,198 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Cori's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cori | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,198 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 397 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cori's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 397, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cori popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 397
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Cori popularity over time - boys
1,233 total births recorded since 1960 (Cori as boys' name)
Cori by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,968 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Cori's strongest decade.
2,968 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Cori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 224
1950s
224 births
- 1960s 905
1960s
905 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,754 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,968 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,541 births
- 2000s 1,102
2000s
1,102 births
- 2010s 1,021
2010s
1,021 births
- 2020s 678
2020s
678 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,968 births (24% of all-time use).
How Cori 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 Cori's total volume
Cori by state
Where Cori concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,376 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 902 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 670 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 493 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 481 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 430 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 413 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 332 | 2.7% |
1,376 of 12,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Cori appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cori's data
- Cori's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,968 total births); usage has since declined to 678 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Coris (1,376 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Cori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Cori 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.