Baby name

Cory

Boy

Origin of the name

Cory was first an English surname.

Short-lived name

The high point came in 1989, with 6,450 births and the No. 61 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 97% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 1244. 35% of all babies named Cory since 1880 were born in the 1980s.

127,179births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 61rank at its peak, in 1989

Where babies named Cory are born

1989

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The darker the blue, the more common Cory is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Cory is most common in Montana (2.6 times), North Dakota (2.5) and Wyoming (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Cody 292,009
Corey 185,020
Rory 35,841
Cary 24,504
Coy 17,348
Kory 14,385

Names from the same era

Casey · Corey · Johnathan · Roberto · Derek · Ruben

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