How popular is the name Cory?

Cory ranks 244th among boys' names in US records, with 149,288 births since 1924. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,045.

Is Cory a unisex name?

No. Cory is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1989, when 7,051 children were given the name. It has been in use for 101 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kory. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#244 of boy names

Pronounced K AO1 R IY2 (ARPABET)

Cory is a boys' name, and first appears in 1924. It has been given to 149,288 children — the 244th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 51% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1989, when 7,051 children were given it.

Kory is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1989Boys: 7,051Girls: 260

These spellings sound identical to Cory and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cory?: Cory ranks 244th among boys' names in US records, with 149,288 births since 1924. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,045.
Is Cory a unisex name?: No. Cory is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cory most popular?: 1989, when 7,051 children were given the name. It has been in use for 101 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Cory spelled?: Kory. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.