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Kori

Kori holds the #978 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 260 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #778 in 2020 to #978 today. Its strongest year on record was 2016 (#631 nationally, 475 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1953. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#441 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#978
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#631
in 2016 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
260
girls named Kori

Kori popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.014%0.022%0.029%18801900192019401960198020002020#631 in 2016
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2016

Where Kori is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025WI—Michigan: #787 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#787New York: #1312 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1312Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025IL—Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #763 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#763New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025CT—California: #2487 (7 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2487Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025NE—Missouri: #516 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#516Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025WV—Virginia: #484 (16 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)VA#484Maryland: #549 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#549Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025NM—Kansas: #445 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)KS#445Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025AR—Tennessee: #645 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#645North Carolina: #780 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#780South Carolina: #614 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#614District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025OK—Louisiana: #534 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)LA#534Mississippi: #441 (6 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MS#441Alabama: #481 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AL#481Georgia: #509 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)GA#509Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kori in 2025HI—Texas: #949 (30 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#949Florida: #959 (16 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#959
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#441), Kansas (#445), Alabama (#481)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kori in the most recent year of SSA data.

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