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Cory

Boy

Meaning of Cory: Irish: 'hollow'

Cory is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1187th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1595th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1187

174 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1595

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

133,778

First recorded 1924 · peak 1989

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 3,565 babies1982: 3,414 babies1983: 3,587 babies1984: 3,720 babies1985: 4,052 babies1986: 5,131 babies1987: 6,059 babies1988: 6,472 babies1989: 6,660 babies1990: 5,957 babies19901991: 5,279 babies1992: 4,606 babies1993: 4,132 babies1994: 3,637 babies1995: 3,110 babies1996: 2,523 babies1997: 2,152 babies1998: 2,130 babies1999: 1,759 babies2000: 1,531 babies20002001: 1,296 babies2002: 1,149 babies2003: 949 babies2004: 832 babies2005: 791 babies2006: 672 babies2007: 728 babies2008: 630 babies2009: 559 babies2010: 456 babies20102011: 377 babies2012: 386 babies2013: 390 babies2014: 367 babies2015: 352 babies2016: 334 babies2017: 316 babies2018: 251 babies2019: 254 babies2020: 256 babies20202021: 234 babies2022: 205 babies2023: 187 babies2024: 213 babies2025: 174 babies
US babies named Cory per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 6,660.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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