Cora, which might be a shortened form of the names Coral or Corinna, is believed to be the Latinized form of the name Kore, which is derived from a Greek word meaning "maiden." In Greek mythology, Kore was another name for Persephone, the goddess of the underworld and daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Cora was a top-100 girl's name in the United States every year between 1900 and 1912. It remained in the top-1,000 until returning to the top-100 in 2015, where it remains to this day. It's the name Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush and sister of "Today" host Savannah Bush Hager, gave her daughter, Cora Georgia Coyne, born in 2021.
