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Kory

Boy

Meaning of Kory: Irish: 'from the hollow'

Kory 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 — 2748th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2748

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,723

First recorded 1952 · peak 1989

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 347 babies1982: 350 babies1983: 338 babies1984: 373 babies1985: 440 babies1986: 506 babies1987: 562 babies1988: 594 babies1989: 651 babies1990: 624 babies19901991: 597 babies1992: 490 babies1993: 463 babies1994: 437 babies1995: 392 babies1996: 354 babies1997: 333 babies1998: 321 babies1999: 261 babies2000: 246 babies20002001: 222 babies2002: 174 babies2003: 181 babies2004: 155 babies2005: 167 babies2006: 148 babies2007: 138 babies2008: 125 babies2009: 103 babies2010: 86 babies20102011: 95 babies2012: 80 babies2013: 87 babies2014: 89 babies2015: 101 babies2016: 94 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 61 babies2019: 65 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 56 babies2022: 76 babies2023: 56 babies2024: 53 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Kory per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 651.

Gender split

92% boys · 8% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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