Korra is almost entirely a pop-culture name for pets, and an affectionate one. Avatar Korra from The Legend of Korra — Nickelodeon's 2012-2014 sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender — gave the name its distinctive identity: strong, stubborn, fiercely loyal, and eventually wise. Female pets named Korra inherit that specific heroic template.
The Avatar Legacy
Korra is the Avatar who succeeds Aang — a waterbending prodigy from the Southern Water Tribe who spends four seasons learning that physical power is insufficient without emotional intelligence. The character arc from brash to balanced lands with owners who name their dogs after her. It's a name chosen with intention: owners expect a dog with personality. Siberian Huskies are the most common Korra-named breed, which makes visual sense given the Water Tribe's Arctic setting in the show.
Sound and Structure
KOR-ah is two syllables with a strong first beat and an open ending. The structure carries distance well and feels decisive. It rhymes phonetically with Cora, a fully established human name. That grounding outside the fandom context makes Korra work for non-fans too. The human Cora is currently trending upward in American naming, which means Korra doesn't feel entirely fictional.
The Non-Fan Reading
For someone unfamiliar with the show, Korra reads as an unusual spelling variant of Cora — which is fine. The name doesn't require the reference to work. That flexibility makes it a better choice than more obscure fandom names that only land with people who recognize them. Compare Zuko for another Avatar-adjacent option.