US rank #1185 Girls' name Peak 2021 1,981 births

Korra — #1185 US girls' name

1,981 babies named Korra in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s652010s9192020s992
#1185
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Korra was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

238 babies were named Korra in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Korra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,981 babies named Korra between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Korra currently holds the #1185 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 238 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Korra performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 992 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Korra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 205 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Korra in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Korra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,981 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Korra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,981

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2021

238 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,185

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Korra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
238
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
-1000100200300 2024202020162012200820041999 5

Korra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
992 births that decade — 50% of Korra's all-time total
1990s52000s652010s9192020s992

Korra by state

Where Korra concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Korra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
205 10.3%
#2 Texas
142 7.2%
#3 Florida
99 5.0%
#4 Ohio
78 3.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
48 2.4%
#6 New York
45 2.3%
#7 Indiana
42 2.1%
#8 Illinois
39 2.0%
California share of Korra's total US births 10.3%
Even split

205 of 1,981 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Korra appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korra?
1,981 babies have been named Korra since 1999. It currently ranks #1185 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 238 births.
When was Korra most popular?
Korra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 992 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Korra most popular?
The top states for the name Korra are California (205 births), Texas (142 births), Florida (99 births).
How long has the name Korra been used?
Korra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Korra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kori, Kora, Kortney, Korina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.