Cory

Boy name

Cory has been given to 133,778 babies in the U.S. since 1924. It peaked in 1989.

Meaning & origin /ˈkɔː.ɹi/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

133,778

Peak year

1989 (6,660 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1924

10-year trend

▼ -51%

Gender split

5% girls / 95% boys

Famous people named Cory

Cory Booker

American politician (born 1969)

Cory Doctorow

Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author

Cory Monteith

Canadian actor (1982-2013)

Cory Gardner

United States Senator from Colorado

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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