Cora is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “maiden.” In 2024 it was given to 2,570 girls in the United States.
Cora belongs to the Irish & Celtic and Greek tradition. Its meaning — “maiden” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cora first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #15 in 1880, and in 2024 2,570 babies received the name — 153,577 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cora means “maiden” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cora is a girl name. In 2024, 2,570 babies received the name in the US.
Cora comes from the Irish & Celtic and Greek tradition.
Cora first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #15 in 1880, and 2,570 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cora is pronounced /ˈkɔːɹə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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