unisex name
Kori
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 17,088
the United States
#978
2025 births
Kori is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 89% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 287 babies in the United States, ranking #978. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2016, when 503 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,552 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
Kori over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 69 |
| 1960s | 529 |
| 1970s | 1,990 |
| 1980s | 2,381 |
| 1990s | 3,250 |
| 2000s | 2,256 |
| 2010s | 3,660 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,252 |
How popular is Kori?
In 2025, Kori was given to 287 babies in the United States, ranking #978 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kori is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kori
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kori also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kori over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kori
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kori — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kori
How popular is the name Kori?
In 2025, Kori was given to 287 babies in the United States, ranking #978 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kori a girl's or a boy's name?
Kori is used for both girls and boys. About 89% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kori most popular?
Kori peaked in 2016, when 503 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kori a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kori currently ranks #697 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.