Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Cora

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cora
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

3,601

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

28.6%

2024

2,570

All-time

153,577

Cora has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2019, when 3,601 girls were named Cora.

In 2024, only 2,570 girls were given the name.

Down 28.6% from its peak.

All told, about 153,577 Americans have been named Cora and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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