Cora vs Joyce
Cora and Joycecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Cora was ranked #86 and Joyce #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cora was ranked #134 and Joyce #1894 among girls in England and Wales.
Cora and Joyce over time
Cora and Joyce appear together in 2 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Cora held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Joyce in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Joyce reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cora and Joyce changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #86 and #885.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Cora rose about as far as Joyce fell — from #635 and #1222 in 1996 to #134 and #1894 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Cora and Joyce were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 55 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #86 and #885.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1964 they stood at #145 and #149 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #86 and #885.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls55 shared years, 1964–2025
Cora held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Joyce in 6.
Highest recorded here: Cora #86 in 2025, Joyce #144 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cora #86, Joyce #885.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cora held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Joyce in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cora #134 in 2024, Joyce #731 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cora #134, Joyce #1894.
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 | Cora | Joyce |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, via Latin transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɔɹ.ə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #86 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cora has a recorded origin (Greek, via Latin transmission); Joyce does not have one recorded yet.
- Cora and Joyce both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cora; Joyce doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Joyce
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #149 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #144 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls