Cora vs Romy
Cora and Romycompared 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, Cora was ranked #40 and Romy #212 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Cora was ranked #60 and Romy #63 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Cora was ranked #86 and Romy #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cora was ranked #134 and Romy #187 among girls in England and Wales.
Cora and Romy over time
Cora and Romy appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Cora held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Romy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 — Cora #134 in 2024, Romy #187 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cora held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Romy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cora #134 in 2024, Romy #187 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cora #134, Romy #187.
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1994–2025
Cora held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Romy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cora #77 in 2024, Romy #213 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cora #86, Romy #247.
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 | Romy |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #86 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| 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); Romy does not have one recorded yet.
- Cora and Romy both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cora; Romy doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Romy
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls