Cori

Meaning: Possibly troop, army
Origin: English surname — Feminine form of Corey

Meaning: Possibly hollow
Origin: Gaelic surname — Feminine form of Corey

Girl's name · #1932 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Cori holds its lane: charted since 1947 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1932 in 2025). About 12,000 girls have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,926 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,475 in Canada (2025) · #937 in Ireland (2011) · #5,707 in England & Wales (2010) · #668 in Scotland (2009).

Famous Coris

Cori Bush — American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)
Cori Close — American basketball coach (born 1971)
Cori Dyke — American footballer (born 2000)
Cori Yarckin — American singer (born 1982)
Cori Morris — Canadian curler and Olympic medalist (born 1971)

What Coris become

Among 36 notable people named Cori:

Sports figures appear 3.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cori Schumacher, American surfer (born 1977).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Kori (#978), Cori would rank around #754 with about 360 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Kori and Cori.

Similar names: Kori · Elisha · Korra · Jori · Bobbi · Annmarie

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