Spelling comparison
Cora vs Kora
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Cora 2,428 and Kora 603. Cora’s share of that pair is 80.1%. The multiple is about 4.0 times the published count of Kora.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Cora profile · Kora profile
Cora and Kora name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Cora and Kora use the same number of letters, so the contrast is which letters appear. Cora uses “C” where Kora uses “K”, before “ora”.
From 1942 through 2025, every year in which both spellings were published had the same leader on the combined count. There is no crossover in that overlap.
Cora is first published in these national files in 1880, and Kora in 1942. Cora’s larger 2025 category is female. Kora’s larger 2025 category is female. Cora led 8 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 2,997 records in 2018, and the closest year was 2025 (a gap of 1,825). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (3,031), Cora is 80.1% and Kora is 19.9%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016: Cora led 2016 by 2,941 published records (3,374 to 433). Cora and Kora stay separate rows; 3,374 and 433 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2017, Cora had 3,446 female records (rank #83); Kora had 506 female records (rank #593). Cora led 2017 by 2,940 published records (3,446 to 506). 2018 belongs to Cora. Cora had 3,596 female records (rank #73); Kora had 599 female records (rank #522). The gap that year was 2,997 records. For 2019, compare the categories separately: Cora had 3,602 female records (rank #71); Kora had 662 female records (rank #472). Cora led 2019 by 2,940 published records (3,602 to 662), and the smaller spelling is Kora. Cora was the higher published spelling in 2020, with 3,036 female records (rank #88) against 624 female records (rank #489) for Kora. The 2021 national file shows Cora led 2021 by 2,388 published records (3,008 to 620). Read as exact spellings: Cora had 3,008 female records (rank #87); Kora had 620 female records (rank #504). 2022: Cora led 2022 by 2,394 published records (3,076 to 682). Cora and Kora stay separate rows; 3,076 and 682 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2023, Cora had 2,751 female records (rank #93); Kora had 571 female records (rank #532). Cora led 2023 by 2,180 published records (2,751 to 571). 2024 belongs to Cora. Cora had 2,580 female records (rank #103); Kora had 625 female records (rank #489). The gap that year was 1,955 records. For 2025, compare the categories separately: Cora had 2,428 female records (rank #113); Kora had 603 female records (rank #491). Cora led 2025 by 1,825 published records (2,428 to 603), and the smaller spelling is Kora.
| Year | Cora female count | Cora female rank | Cora male count | Cora male rank | Kora female count | Kora female rank | Kora male count | Kora male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,374 | 87 | — | — | 433 | 679 | — | — |
| 2017 | 3,446 | 83 | — | — | 506 | 593 | — | — |
| 2018 | 3,596 | 73 | — | — | 599 | 522 | — | — |
| 2019 | 3,602 | 71 | — | — | 662 | 472 | — | — |
| 2020 | 3,036 | 88 | — | — | 624 | 489 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3,008 | 87 | — | — | 620 | 504 | — | — |
| 2022 | 3,076 | 75 | — | — | 682 | 465 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2,751 | 93 | — | — | 571 | 532 | — | — |
| 2024 | 2,580 | 103 | — | — | 625 | 489 | — | — |
| 2025 | 2,428 | 113 | — | — | 603 | 491 | — | — |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Cora is the warm line and Kora is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1880s total is one-sided: 12,003 published records for Cora, and no published 1880s count for Kora. The 1890s total is one-sided: 12,916 published records for Cora, and no published 1890s count for Kora. The 1900s total is one-sided: 10,411 published records for Cora, and no published 1900s count for Kora. The 1910s total is one-sided: 15,385 published records for Cora, and no published 1910s count for Kora. The 1920s total is one-sided: 16,222 published records for Cora, and no published 1920s count for Kora. The 1930s total is one-sided: 11,328 published records for Cora, and no published 1930s count for Kora. Cora was the 1940s leader, 8,783 published records against 5 for Kora. The 1950s total is one-sided: 5,869 published records for Cora, and no published 1950s count for Kora. Cora was the 1960s leader, 3,402 published records against 18 for Kora. The 1970s files give 2,098 published records to Cora and 55 to Kora, so Cora led the decade. Cora was the 1980s leader, 2,224 published records against 121 for Kora. The 1990s files give 3,323 published records to Cora and 419 to Kora, so Cora led the decade. Cora was the 2000s leader, 7,745 published records against 1,106 for Kora. The 2010s files give 27,827 published records to Cora and 4,092 to Kora, so Cora led the decade. Cora was the 2020s leader, 16,879 published records against 3,725 for Kora.
Top states in 2025
Cora’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (187), California (177), Pennsylvania (120), Florida (117), Ohio (115). Kora’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (66), Florida (42), Texas (42), Ohio (28), Indiana (27). Texas, California, Florida are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.