Corky

Where Corky comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Corky through the years
  1. 1928
    First appearance
    #3,357 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1955
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1958
    Peak, #1,396
    31 babies named Corky, the most in any year.
  4. 1960
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,315.
In the dictionary

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