Entry № 5574 · American origin

Kori Kori — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KOR-ee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
American
Meaning
"Maiden"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Traditional

A name that means "maiden".

Kori is a bright, modern name, sometimes linked to the Greek Kore (maiden) and sometimes used as a fresh feminine of Cory. Either way it is crisp, friendly and contemporary.

Short and easy, it has an upbeat, approachable charm that suits a lively girl.

Simple and warm, Kori is effortlessly modern.

A maiden — short and modern.

The name in its native script.

Kori
Transliteration
Kori
Pronunciation
/ ˈkɔː.ɾi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kori stands.

Kori does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Koris before her.

Real people

In fiction

Names connected to Kori.

The number behind Kori.

8

The Visionary

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Kori reduce to 8, The Visionary. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.