Female name
Kora
314 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2024. Expression number: 9.
Origin
On the one hand, Kora is an alternative spelling of Cora and is thus the short form of Kordula, Kordelia, Kornelia and Koralia. On the other hand, the name has a Greek origin: the goddess Persephone bore the epithet Κόρη (Korē) (virgin, girl), from which the name Kora was derived.Translated by Arcanes from the German Wiktionary, entry “Kora”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2024: 29 births. 314 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2018. It is still given: 115 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2022: 682 births. 9,541 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1989. It is still given: 3,101 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
2 + 6 + 9 + 1 = 18 → 9
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 1 = 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
2 + 9 = 11
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.