Cora sits comfortably in the UK charts at #132 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#132
US Rank #113
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About the Name Cora
2024 marks Cora's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #134. It has been building momentum steadily rather than spiking suddenly. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Cora is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Cora in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #102, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Cora
Cora Zicai — Cora Nevena Zicai is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.
Cora Evans — Cora Louise Evans was an American homemaker who was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eventually converted to Catholicism in 1935.
Cora Crane — Cora Crane, born Cora Ethel Eaton Howarth was an American businesswoman, nightclub and bordello owner, writer and journalist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cora
Unlikely. With around 368 UK babies named Cora per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cora in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cora is at its highest recorded position — #132 in 2025, with 368 births. In 2020 it ranked #153.
Cora is more popular in the US (#102) than in the UK (#134). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Cora include: Cora Zicai, Cora Crane and Cora Diamond. Short summaries for each appear below.
Cora appears in the US top 500 at #102 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
368
UK babies named Cora (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 21 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cora
Almost certainly the only Cora in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Cora
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Cora Louise Evans was an American homemaker who was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eventually converted to Catholicism in 1935.
Cora Diamond is an American philosopher who works in the areas of moral philosophy, animal ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy and literature, and the thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Gottlob Frege, and Elizabeth Anscombe.
José Manuel Cora Amaro is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player who is currently the third base coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).