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Cora

Cora ranks #170 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 13 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #185 among girl dog names.
Cora's popularity trend

Cora's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.02%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
13
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#170
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
+455
2014 → 2019
Gender split
97% female
97% female3% male

Gender split comes from 32 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Cora mean?
/ˈkoɹə/2 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Cora comes from the Ancient Greek kórē, meaning "maiden" or "girl." The word is also the source of Kore, an epithet for Persephone in Greek mythology, and it later became a popular given name in its own right, especially in the 19th century.

Cora has a soft, storybook elegance to it — a good fit for a pet with delicate features or an unhurried, graceful way of moving through a room.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Cora shows up

Cats named Cora per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.05%
TorontoON, CA0.03%

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