How Many People Are Named Cory?
people named Cory are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,725 people in the US has this name
Based on 133,778 babies named Cory in Social Security records from 1924 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,660 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of COREY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Cory in English. Counting Cory and these spellings together, about 334,949 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cory, 5% were girls and 95% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Cory fell from 22.7% in the 1940s to 7.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cory alive today is about 38 years old, and 79% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cory first appears in the records in 1924 and was given most often in 1989, to 6,660 babies. In 2025, 174 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1924 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cory never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #59, in 1988, and it was in the top 100 for 19 years, 1975 to 1993. In 2025 it ranked #1,245.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,245 |
| Best rank | #59 (1988) |
| Years in the top 100 | 19 (1975 to 1993) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #70 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cory alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cory were born in California than in any other state: about 10,775 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cory was given 2.5 times as often in Montana, 2.5 times in North Dakota and 2.2 times in Iowa.
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