NameTides

Cory

Cory was the #1,244 boys' name in the US in 2025 (160 babies), and #1,613 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Cory as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cory as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Cory as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,244 (160)#1,613 (16)———#1,804 (11)
2024#1,096 (197)#1,595 (16)#404 (8)——#2,439 (7)
2023#1,176 (174)#1,907 (12)#533 (5)——#1,687 (11)
2022#1,144 (182)#1,084 (26)——#657 (4)#1,178 (18)
2021#991 (221)#841 (37)#720 (3)#295 (6)—#1,342 (15)
2020#910 (245)#1,111 (24)#476 (6)——#2,013 (8)
2019#897 (244)#974 (29)#431 (7)——#1,065 (20)
2018#894 (242)#851 (36)#595 (4)——#1,334 (14)
2017#777 (301)#661 (53)#490 (6)—#610 (4)#937 (24)
2016#760 (320)#732 (46)#401 (8)#421 (3)#713 (3)#865 (27)
2015#722 (341)#753 (43)#426 (7)#415 (3)—#978 (22)
2014#696 (357)#509 (76)#322 (12)#281 (6)#428 (8)#898 (25)
2013#648 (377)#451 (87)#590 (4)#271 (6)—#892 (25)
2012#641 (373)#484 (79)#361 (9)#247 (7)—#966 (22)
2011#650 (362)#425 (92)#421 (7)#311 (4)#435 (8)#773 (29)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1988 at #59.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1924.
  • In 2025, 8% of US babies named Cory were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cory is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,000 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cory by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #999MINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #711INOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,085CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #842TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,250TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Cory (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CoryCanadaGirls—too few
CoryCanadaBoys#1,80411
CoryEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CoryEngland & WalesBoys#1,61316
CoryIrelandBoys—too few
CoryNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CoryNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CoryScotlandGirls—too few
CoryScotlandBoys—too few
CoryUSGirls#7,49114
CoryUSBoys#1,244160