Entry № 1344 · Inuit, American origin

Korra Korra — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KOR-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Inuit, American
Meaning
"Avatar (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (English)

A name that means "avatar (avatar: the legend of korra)".

Korra is an American invented name, possibly inspired by the Inuit name *Korra* ("young woman") — chosen by writers Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino for the lead character of Nickelodeon's *The Legend of Korra* (2012-2014). **Avatar Korra** — **the next incarnation of the Avatar after Aang from *Avatar: The Last Airbender*; a Southern Water Tribe waterbender, earthbender, firebender, and airbender; the first female Avatar to lead a Nickelodeon animated series**. **The 52-episode show is among the most-acclaimed animated series of the 2010s — it received the Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production for Children (2013, 2014), and *Time* magazine ranked the season 4 finale among the most-progressive moments in American television for its open conclusion implying a romantic relationship between Korra and her female friend Asami Sato ("Korrasami")**. **The 2017-2019 *Legend of Korra* graphic novel sequels (Dark Horse Comics) made the relationship explicit; the books became bestselling LGBTQ+ YA graphic novels of their era**. **Korra is voiced by Korean-Canadian actress Janet Varney across the entire series**. **The character's redesigns and martial-arts choreography influenced subsequent action-animation worldwide**. **A top-1000 US baby name since 2014 — a rare case of a stage-name to baby-name crossover for an animated character**.

Featured throughout 2010s animation and LGBTQ+ media history.

Avatar. First female Avatar to lead a Nickelodeon series (Legend of Korra, 2012-2014).

The name in its native script.

Korra
Transliteration
Korra
Pronunciation
/ ˈkɔːr.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Korra stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Korra · last year
95 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Korras before her.

Real people
Janet Varney
Voice of Avatar Korra.
born 1976
In fiction
Avatar Korra
The Legend of Korra.
2012

Names connected to Korra.

The number behind Korra.

4

The Builder

Korra reduces to four — the number of Legend of Korra seasons.

Why families chose this name.

"Nickelodeon's Avatar. Five letters. Korra."
Catherine · Mother of one · Brooklyn