Is Cory a boy or girl name?
Cory is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 197 boys were named Cory, so 7.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.9% of the 133,608 US babies named Cory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,093
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,974
- Babies named Cory since 1924
- 133,608
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 6,660 babies
Boys and girls named Cory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1940s | 174 | 51 | 22.7% |
| 1950s | 1,627 | 341 | 17.3% |
| 1960s | 5,896 | 617 | 9.5% |
| 1970s | 27,511 | 1,943 | 6.6% |
| 1980s | 44,361 | 2,071 | 4.5% |
| 1990s | 34,166 | 1,119 | 3.2% |
| 2000s | 8,903 | 234 | 2.6% |
| 2010s | 3,354 | 128 | 3.7% |
| 2020s | 1,019 | 76 | 6.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 197 | #1,093 | 16 | #6,974 |
| 2023 | 174 | #1,178 | 13 | #8,147 |
| 2022 | 182 | #1,144 | 23 | #5,498 |
| 2021 | 221 | #991 | 13 | #8,130 |
| 2020 | 245 | #910 | 11 | #9,072 |
| 2019 | 244 | #900 | 10 | #9,892 |
| 2018 | 242 | #894 | 9 | #10,755 |
| 2017 | 301 | #778 | 15 | #7,534 |
| 2016 | 320 | #760 | 14 | #8,084 |
| 2015 | 341 | #723 | 11 | #9,628 |
| 2014 | 357 | #696 | 10 | #10,308 |
| 2013 | 377 | #648 | 13 | #8,701 |
| 2012 | 372 | #643 | 13 | #8,743 |
| 2011 | 362 | #650 | 15 | #7,886 |
| 2010 | 438 | #578 | 18 | #6,979 |
| 2009 | 544 | #499 | 15 | #8,152 |
| 2008 | 608 | #457 | 22 | #6,175 |
| 2007 | 706 | #416 | 22 | #6,152 |
| 2006 | 653 | #429 | 19 | #6,646 |
| 2005 | 773 | #373 | 18 | #6,598 |
| 2004 | 817 | #349 | 15 | #7,481 |
| 2003 | 924 | #320 | 25 | #4,975 |
| 2002 | 1,119 | #275 | 30 | #4,205 |
| 2001 | 1,263 | #260 | 33 | #3,882 |
| 2000 | 1,496 | #227 | 35 | #3,682 |
| 1999 | 1,704 | #198 | 55 | #2,575 |
| 1998 | 2,075 | #164 | 55 | #2,503 |
| 1997 | 2,083 | #166 | 69 | #2,049 |
| 1996 | 2,446 | #144 | 77 | #1,885 |
| 1995 | 3,010 | #123 | 100 | #1,532 |
| 1994 | 3,529 | #102 | 108 | #1,466 |
| 1993 | 3,997 | #94 | 135 | #1,266 |
| 1992 | 4,436 | #83 | 170 | #1,069 |
| 1991 | 5,121 | #74 | 158 | #1,123 |
| 1990 | 5,765 | #67 | 192 | #971 |
| 1989 | 6,450 | #61 | 210 | #877 |
| 1988 | 6,267 | #59 | 206 | #862 |
| 1987 | 5,849 | #62 | 210 | #830 |
| 1986 | 4,871 | #68 | 260 | #696 |
| 1985 | 3,868 | #81 | 184 | #871 |
| 1984 | 3,505 | #83 | 215 | #754 |
| 1983 | 3,403 | #84 | 183 | #838 |
| 1982 | 3,237 | #93 | 177 | #872 |
| 1981 | 3,355 | #90 | 213 | #765 |
| 1980 | 3,556 | #83 | 213 | #772 |
| 1979 | 3,587 | #82 | 240 | #707 |
| 1978 | 3,843 | #73 | 283 | #604 |
| 1977 | 4,257 | #67 | 271 | #619 |
| 1976 | 3,183 | #83 | 243 | #635 |
| 1975 | 2,573 | #99 | 222 | #675 |
| 1974 | 2,329 | #114 | 175 | #782 |
| 1973 | 2,034 | #128 | 159 | #824 |
| 1972 | 1,957 | #136 | 145 | #878 |
| 1971 | 1,986 | #150 | 102 | #1,141 |
| 1970 | 1,762 | #164 | 103 | #1,135 |
| 1969 | 1,783 | #160 | 91 | #1,170 |
| 1968 | 717 | #274 | 61 | #1,454 |
| 1967 | 438 | #359 | 47 | #1,663 |
| 1966 | 444 | #356 | 35 | #1,957 |
| 1965 | 450 | #361 | 41 | #1,774 |
| 1964 | 430 | #381 | 55 | #1,535 |
| 1963 | 394 | #405 | 71 | #1,307 |
| 1962 | 441 | #381 | 77 | #1,260 |
| 1961 | 446 | #373 | 69 | #1,342 |
| 1960 | 353 | #428 | 70 | #1,314 |
| 1959 | 311 | #454 | 64 | #1,339 |
| 1958 | 282 | #469 | 61 | #1,352 |
| 1957 | 284 | #457 | 50 | #1,509 |
| 1956 | 184 | #560 | 33 | #1,874 |
| 1955 | 209 | #508 | 37 | #1,699 |
| 1954 | 139 | #628 | 26 | #2,083 |
| 1953 | 63 | #905 | 19 | #2,442 |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,067 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1951 | 63 | #884 | 20 | #2,259 |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,038 | 15 | #2,680 |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,443 | 17 | #2,431 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,434 | 14 | #2,724 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,491 | 12 | #3,092 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,187 | 8 | #3,442 |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,605 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,646 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,542 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,563 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cory reached #59 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #604 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cory
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.