Ayra vs Cora
Ayra and Coracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ayra was ranked #215 and Cora #60 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ayra was ranked #266 and Cora #86 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ayra was ranked #134 and Cora #134 among girls in England and Wales.
Ayra and Cora over time
Ayra and Cora appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Cora held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ayra in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ayra in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ayra #134 in 2024, Cora #134 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2024
Ayra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cora in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ayra #134 in 2024, Cora #134 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ayra #134, Cora #134.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2014–2025
Ayra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cora in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ayra #266 in 2025, Cora #77 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ayra #266, Cora #86.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ayra | Cora |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A Latinized form of Kore (Greek Κόρη), from Greek mythology. Popularised in English by James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans (1826); may also be a short form of Cordula or Corinna. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, via Latin transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈkɔɹ.ə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #266 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #86 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cora has a recorded origin (Greek, via Latin transmission); Ayra does not have one recorded yet.
- Ayra and Cora both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cora; Ayra doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ayra
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #2540 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #134 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #266 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Cora
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #145 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #33 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #86 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls