Cory

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #1,244 for boys in 2025, 160 births
Given to boys 95.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1988 · 6,266 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
19 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
127,179
since 1924

Cory over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #59, 1988boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,49114#1,244160
2024#6,93216#1,096197
2023#8,05513#1,176174
2022#5,46523#1,144182
2021#8,02413#991221
2020#8,95311#910245
2019#9,73610#897244
2018#10,5459#894242
2017#7,44215#777301
2016#7,98814#760320
2015#9,48111#722341
2014#10,12910#696357
2013#8,58013#648377
2012#8,63213#641373
2011#7,78315#650362
2010#6,90418#577438
2009#8,05815#499544
2008#6,13022#457608
2007#6,09322#416706
2006#6,59219#429653
2005#6,52818#373773
2004#7,39115#349817
2003#4,94325#320924
2002#4,17930#2751,119
2001#3,86433#2601,263
2000#3,66435#2271,496
1999#2,56755#1981,704
1998#2,49855#1642,075
1997#2,04569#1662,083
1996#1,88177#1442,446
1995#1,531100#1233,010
1994#1,465108#1023,529
1993#1,264135#943,997
1992#1,068170#834,436
1991#1,122158#745,121
1990#971192#675,765
1989#877210#616,450
1988#861206#596,266
1987#829210#625,849
1986#696260#684,871
1985#872184#813,868
1984#754215#833,505
1983#838183#833,404
1982#871177#933,237
1981#765213#903,352
1980#772213#833,556
1979#707240#823,587
1978#602283#733,842
1977#618271#674,259
1976#635243#833,182
1975#674222#992,573
1974#782175#1142,328
1973#824159#1282,034
1972#877145#1361,957
1971#1,140102#1501,985
1970#1,133103#1641,762
1969#1,16991#1601,783
1968#1,45161#274717
1967#1,65947#358438
1966#1,95235#356444
1965#1,76841#361450
1964#1,53255#381430
1963#1,30571#405394
1962#1,25877#381441
1961#1,34369#373446
1960#1,31270#427353
1959#1,33764#454311
1958#1,34961#469282
1957#1,50750#457284
1956#1,87133#560184
1955#1,69137#508209
1954#2,07626#627139
1953#2,43119#90363
1952#2,67116#1,06646
1951#2,24520#88163
1950#2,65215#1,03746
1949#2,41017#1,43426
1948#2,70114#1,43026
1947#3,06112#1,48225
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1945#3,3888#1,18031
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First appearance
1924

The first year at least five boys were named Cory! It came in at #3,505, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1925–1941, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Cory is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #313 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,125 boysMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #639 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 17,433 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#313 · 1 in 7,125
  2. California#639 · 1 in 17,433

Best ever in a state: #26 in North Dakota, 1972.

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Minnesota#31351 in 7,125
California#63971 in 17,433
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See more about Cory
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 148 spots since 2024 (#1,096 → #1,244)
  • 334 spots since 2020 (#910 → #1,244)
  • 522 spots since 2015 (#722 → #1,244)
  • Biggest jump: 276 spots in 1954 (#903 → #627)
  • Biggest drop: 185 spots in 1952 (#881 → #1,066)
Rise & fade · boys
64 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1924
  • Peaked 1988 at #59 (6,266 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1975–1993
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1953–2021
Share of babies · boys
1 in 306
  • Highest: 1 in 306 boys born in 1988 were named Cory (0.33%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,675 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 34.9% of all boys named Cory (44,358) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s7#3,505 (1924)#3,505
1930s5#3,549 (1936)#3,549
1940s174#1,180 (1945)#1,833
1950s1,627#454 (1959)#696
1960s5,896#160 (1969)#348
1970s27,509#67 (1977)#110
1980s44,358#59 (1988)#76
1990s34,166#67 (1990)#122
2000s8,903#227 (2000)#361
2010s3,355#577 (2010)#726
2020s1,179#910 (2020)#1,094

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cory in 1950

girls
#2,652
15 births · 1 in 114,204 girls
boys
#1,037
46 births · 1 in 38,919 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #2,652Cory15

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #1,037Cory46
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 114,204 of them was named Cory, which outranked 56.6% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cory
  1. #2,535Vincenza16
  2. #2,535Voncille16
  3. #2,535Wilhelmena16
  4. #2,652Cory15
  5. #2,652Alayne15
  6. #2,652Alejandra15
  7. #2,652Aletta15
  8. #2,781Albertine14
  9. #2,781Aquilla14
  10. #2,781Arliss14

Tied with 128 names at #2,652; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 38,919 of them was named Cory, which outranked 75.3% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cory
  1. #1,022Lindell47
  2. #1,022Quincy47
  3. #1,022Rosendo47
  4. #1,037Cory46
  5. #1,037Abe46
  6. #1,037Eliseo46
  7. #1,037Erich46
  8. #1,052Alvaro45
  9. #1,052Elzie45
  10. #1,052Erasmo45

Tied with 14 names at #1,037; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →