Name meaning & stats
Cora
Cora means “maiden” (Ancient Greek origin). 78,150 US babies since 1940, peak 2019.
What it means
“maiden”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2019
78,150 US babies were named Cora between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Cora (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 85% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2019)