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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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
1943—#1,98614
1942—#2,04213
1941—#3,5055
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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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #90 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 358 boysAKMaine: #88 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 386 boysMEVermont: #66 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 232 boysVTNew Hampshire: #85 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 358 boysNHWashington: #93 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 394 boysWAIdaho: #85 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 312 boysIDMontana: #65 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 220 boysMTNorth Dakota: #92 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 378 boysNDMinnesota: #77 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 300 boysMNIllinois: #100 for boys · 168 births · 1 in 513 boysILWisconsin: #71 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 306 boysWIMichigan: #86 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 414 boysMINew York: #99 for boys · 215 births · 1 in 614 boysNYMassachusetts: #85 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 493 boysMARhode Island: #69 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 291 boysRIOregon: #96 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 423 boysORNevada: #58 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 238 boysNVWyoming: #50 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 152 boysWYSouth Dakota: #78 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 264 boysSDIowa: #71 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 254 boysIAIndiana: #66 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 267 boysINOhio: #56 for boys · 326 births · 1 in 236 boysOHPennsylvania: #67 for boys · 248 births · 1 in 314 boysPANew Jersey: #101 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 642 boysNJConnecticut: #124 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 805 boysCTCalifornia: #153 for boys · 387 births · 1 in 735 boysCAUtah: #107 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 451 boysUTColorado: #104 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 433 boysCONebraska: #96 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 430 boysNEMissouri: #72 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 288 boysMOKentucky: #62 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 243 boysKYWest Virginia: #60 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 214 boysWVVirginia: #75 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 389 boysVAMaryland: #71 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 366 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 630 boysDEArizona: #100 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 428 boysAZNew Mexico: #119 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 483 boysNMKansas: #95 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 389 boysKSArkansas: #89 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 367 boysARTennessee: #69 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 296 boysTNNorth Carolina: #82 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 418 boysNCSouth Carolina: #82 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 434 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #260 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,248 boysDCOklahoma: #81 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 328 boysOKLouisiana: #88 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 401 boysLAMississippi: #69 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 303 boysMSAlabama: #65 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 306 boysALGeorgia: #86 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 483 boysGAHawaii: #88 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 360 boysHITexas: #122 for boys · 285 births · 1 in 538 boysTXFlorida: #76 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 376 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#50 · 1 in 152
  2. Ohio#56 · 1 in 236
  3. Nevada#58 · 1 in 238
  4. West Virginia#60 · 1 in 214
  5. Kentucky#62 · 1 in 243

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#50151 in 152
Ohio#563261 in 236
Nevada#58381 in 238
West Virginia#60481 in 214
Kentucky#621001 in 243
Alabama#65861 in 306
Montana#65201 in 220
Indiana#661471 in 267
Vermont#66131 in 232
Pennsylvania#672481 in 314
Mississippi#69541 in 303
Rhode Island#69221 in 291
Tennessee#691191 in 296
Iowa#71691 in 254
Maryland#71871 in 366
Wisconsin#711041 in 306
Missouri#721261 in 288
Virginia#751081 in 389
Florida#762331 in 376
Minnesota#771011 in 300
South Dakota#78171 in 264
Oklahoma#81621 in 328
North Carolina#821111 in 418
South Carolina#82521 in 434
Idaho#85231 in 312
Massachusetts#85831 in 493
New Hampshire#85191 in 358
Georgia#861011 in 483
Michigan#861591 in 414
Hawaii#88191 in 360
Louisiana#88761 in 401
Maine#88181 in 386
Arkansas#89391 in 367
Alaska#90121 in 358
North Dakota#92111 in 378
Washington#93921 in 394
Kansas#95411 in 389
Nebraska#96241 in 430
Oregon#96461 in 423
New York#992151 in 614
Arizona#100731 in 428
Illinois#1001681 in 513
New Jersey#101821 in 642
Colorado#104571 in 433
Utah#107371 in 451
Delaware#11671 in 630
New Mexico#119241 in 483
Texas#1222851 in 538
Connecticut#124261 in 805
California#1533871 in 735
District of Columbia#26061 in 1,248

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 1992

girls
#1,068
170 births · 1 in 10,847 girls
boys
#83
4,436 births · 1 in 450 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #1,068Cory170

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #83Cory4,436
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 10,847 of them was named Cory, which outranked 93.2% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cory
  1. #1,065Frankie171
  2. #1,065Lashonda171
  3. #1,065Samatha171
  4. #1,068Cory170
  5. #1,068Chana170
  6. #1,068Lidia170
  7. #1,068Tasia170
  8. #1,072Brittnie169
  9. #1,072Keshia169
  10. #1,072Reba169

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

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 450 of them was named Cory, which outranked 99.2% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cory
  1. #80Connor4,609
  2. #81Peter4,598
  3. #82Marcus4,545
  4. #83Cory4,436
  5. #84Blake4,397
  6. #85Antonio4,344
  7. #86Gabriel4,336
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →