Kora vs Nina

Kora and Ninacompared 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.

New Zealand · Girls
In 2022, Kora was ranked #100 and Nina #77 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Kora was ranked #905 and Nina #88 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Kora was ranked #418 and Nina #90 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kora was ranked #1160 and Nina #160 among girls in England and Wales.

Kora and Nina over time

Kora and Nina appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Nina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kora in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Nina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kora 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Kora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nina in 27.
Highest recorded here: Kora #1160 in 2024, Nina #137 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kora #1160, Nina #160.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Nina

Pairs where Nina shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Anna vs Nina
Anna and Nina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #23 and #195.
Anna · Nina · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Anne vs Nina
Anne and Nina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #159 and #195.
Anne · Nina · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Nina vs Astrid
Nina and Astrid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #195 and #9.
Nina · Astrid · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Nina vs Elin
Nina and Elin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #195 and #263.
Nina · Elin · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kora, Nina
Field	Kora	Nina
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	A short form of names ending in '-nina', such as Antonina or Giannina; imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈnʲi.nə/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #1160 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (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

Nina has a recorded origin (Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)); Kora does not have one recorded yet.
Kora and Nina both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Nina; Kora doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Kora

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2021–2022
Highest recorded position: #96 among girls in New Zealand, in 2021 (recorded 2021–2022).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Nina

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #132 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #195 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls