Connie vs Cora
Connie 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Connie was ranked #65 and Cora #40 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Connie was ranked #138 and Cora #60 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Connie was ranked #226 and Cora #86 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Connie was ranked #178 and Cora #134 among girls in England and Wales.
Connie and Cora over time
Connie and Cora appear together in 3 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Cora held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Connie in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Connie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Cora 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Cora moved ahead of Connie in England and Wales · Girls — #148 and #152 the year before became #178 and #134.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Connie and Cora changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #178 and #134.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Connie and Cora averaged 59.0 places apart, ending at #65 and #40.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Connie #186 in 2022, Cora #77 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Connie held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Cora in 4.
Highest recorded here: Connie #110 in 2008, Cora #134 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Cora moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #148 and #152; by 2024 that had become #178 and #134.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Connie #178, Cora #134.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Connie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Cora in 26.
Highest recorded here: Connie #58 in 2018, Cora #33 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Connie #65, Cora #40.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1988–2025
Connie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cora in 27.
Highest recorded here: Connie #186 in 2022, Cora #77 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Connie #226, 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 | Connie | 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #86 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 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); Connie does not have one recorded yet.
- Connie and Cora both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cora; Connie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Connie
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #403 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #58 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 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