Corby

Where Corby comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Corby through the years
  1. 1922
    First appearance
    #4,307 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1959
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1973
    Peak, #1,054
    59 babies named Corby, the most in any year.
  4. 1978
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,012.
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