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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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
1946—#1,75917
1945#3,3888#1,18031
1944—#1,68317
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1942—#2,04213
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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 1964

  • 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: #177 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,215 boysWAIdaho: #186 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 986 boysIDMontana: #105 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 467 boysMTNorth Dakota: #98 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 475 boysNDMinnesota: #166 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,545 boysMNIllinois: #392 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,559 boysILWisconsin: #189 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,025 boysWIMichigan: #399 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,660 boysMINew York: #407 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 6,376 boysNYMassachusetts: #285 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,726 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedRIOregon: #242 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,942 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,350 boysSDIowa: #224 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,243 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedINOhio: #537 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,480 boysOHPennsylvania: #301 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,873 boysPANew Jersey: #384 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,853 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #339 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 3,336 boysCAUtah: #108 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 473 boysUTColorado: #301 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,514 boysCONebraska: #212 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,776 boysNEMissouri: #352 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,788 boysMOKentucky: 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: #387 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,584 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedDEArizona: #382 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,255 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cory, so not publishedNMKansas: #241 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,960 boysKSArkansas: 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: #435 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,415 boysLAMississippi: 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: #224 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,191 boysHITexas: #552 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,622 boysTXFlorida: #601 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,531 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#98 · 1 in 475
  2. Montana#105 · 1 in 467
  3. Utah#108 · 1 in 473
  4. Minnesota#166 · 1 in 1,545
  5. Washington#177 · 1 in 1,215

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#98131 in 475
Montana#105141 in 467
Utah#108231 in 473
Minnesota#166241 in 1,545
Washington#177221 in 1,215
Idaho#18661 in 986
Wisconsin#189211 in 2,025
South Dakota#20151 in 1,350
Nebraska#21281 in 1,776
Hawaii#22461 in 1,191
Iowa#224121 in 2,243
Kansas#241101 in 1,960
Oregon#24281 in 1,942
Massachusetts#28581 in 6,726
Colorado#30181 in 2,514
Pennsylvania#301221 in 4,873
California#339551 in 3,336
Missouri#35291 in 4,788
Arizona#38251 in 3,255
New Jersey#38491 in 6,853
Maryland#38751 in 6,584
Illinois#392191 in 5,559
Michigan#399111 in 7,660
New York#407271 in 6,376
Louisiana#43591 in 4,415
Ohio#53771 in 14,480
Texas#552171 in 6,622
Florida#60151 in 10,531
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

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 1964

girls
#1,532
55 births · 1 in 34,452 girls
boys
#381
430 births · 1 in 4,634 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #1,532Cory55

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #381Cory430
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 34,452 of them was named Cory, which outranked 80.4% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cory
  1. #1,518Norine56
  2. #1,518Stormy56
  3. #1,518Susann56
  4. #1,532Cory55
  5. #1,532Arnetta55
  6. #1,532Bettye55
  7. #1,532Charolette55
  8. #1,548Anette54
  9. #1,548Cathey54
  10. #1,548Emilie54

Tied with 15 names at #1,532; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 4,634 of them was named Cory, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cory
  1. #378Willard438
  2. #379Ed437
  3. #380Kris433
  4. #381Cory430
  5. #381Enrique430
  6. #383Ian429
  7. #384Dexter428
  8. #385Spencer425

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →