Girl’s name · American English, Irish

Khori

How to say it: KOR-ee · /ˈkɔri/

Modern respelling of Kori/Corey meaning hollow; used as feminine unisex name.

Khori was the 3,976th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 24 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 19% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #6,000 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,976for girls in 2025
1 in 138,139US babies
24born in 2025
#6,000projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Khori
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,976
Babies born in 202524
Share of births1 in 138,139
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−19%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,000

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Khori is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 22 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Kho
  • Koko
  • Ri

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Khori is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish.

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