Is Kory a boy or girl name?
Kory is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 42 boys were named Kory, so 20.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.5% of the 15,680 US babies named Kory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,972
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,236
- Babies named Kory since 1952
- 15,680
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 651 babies
Boys and girls named Kory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 185 | 26 | 12.3% |
| 1960s | 954 | 109 | 10.3% |
| 1970s | 2,530 | 296 | 10.5% |
| 1980s | 4,159 | 351 | 7.8% |
| 1990s | 4,007 | 267 | 6.2% |
| 2000s | 1,549 | 110 | 6.6% |
| 2010s | 716 | 116 | 13.9% |
| 2020s | 250 | 55 | 18% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | #2,972 | 11 | #9,236 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,716 | 8 | #11,727 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,306 | 13 | #8,289 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,754 | 10 | #9,966 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,489 | 13 | #8,207 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,349 | 7 | #13,164 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,563 | 11 | #9,508 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,119 | 9 | #11,189 |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,002 | 22 | #5,894 |
| 2015 | 83 | #1,812 | 18 | #6,864 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,934 | 14 | #8,304 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,891 | 12 | #9,339 |
| 2012 | 72 | #1,975 | 8 | #12,857 |
| 2011 | 86 | #1,726 | 9 | #11,716 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,824 | 6 | #16,065 |
| 2009 | 96 | #1,648 | 7 | #14,527 |
| 2008 | 119 | #1,420 | 6 | #16,541 |
| 2007 | 125 | #1,347 | 13 | #9,303 |
| 2006 | 139 | #1,211 | 9 | #11,967 |
| 2005 | 155 | #1,071 | 12 | #9,184 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,109 | 12 | #9,002 |
| 2003 | 169 | #964 | 12 | #8,805 |
| 2002 | 162 | #975 | 12 | #8,570 |
| 2001 | 207 | #811 | 15 | #7,151 |
| 2000 | 234 | #733 | 12 | #8,310 |
| 1999 | 245 | #689 | 16 | #6,347 |
| 1998 | 295 | #623 | 26 | #4,308 |
| 1997 | 311 | #585 | 22 | #4,746 |
| 1996 | 331 | #558 | 23 | #4,520 |
| 1995 | 365 | #529 | 27 | #3,933 |
| 1994 | 403 | #504 | 34 | #3,339 |
| 1993 | 435 | #483 | 28 | #3,832 |
| 1992 | 459 | #471 | 31 | #3,540 |
| 1991 | 565 | #403 | 32 | #3,404 |
| 1990 | 598 | #388 | 28 | #3,759 |
| 1989 | 601 | #373 | 50 | #2,350 |
| 1988 | 568 | #360 | 26 | #3,638 |
| 1987 | 518 | #371 | 44 | #2,372 |
| 1986 | 457 | #396 | 49 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 410 | #425 | 30 | #3,044 |
| 1984 | 337 | #458 | 36 | #2,592 |
| 1983 | 314 | #472 | 24 | #3,384 |
| 1982 | 317 | #475 | 33 | #2,799 |
| 1981 | 320 | #466 | 27 | #3,183 |
| 1980 | 317 | #472 | 32 | #2,829 |
| 1979 | 300 | #475 | 44 | #2,231 |
| 1978 | 303 | #462 | 32 | #2,650 |
| 1977 | 335 | #434 | 39 | #2,322 |
| 1976 | 275 | #479 | 35 | #2,358 |
| 1975 | 254 | #502 | 35 | #2,336 |
| 1974 | 226 | #530 | 24 | #2,954 |
| 1973 | 203 | #557 | 25 | #2,787 |
| 1972 | 206 | #558 | 29 | #2,483 |
| 1971 | 207 | #564 | 19 | #3,433 |
| 1970 | 221 | #547 | 14 | #4,141 |
| 1969 | 208 | #543 | 25 | #2,670 |
| 1968 | 120 | #691 | 14 | #3,693 |
| 1967 | 88 | #779 | 11 | #4,169 |
| 1966 | 77 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 105 | #729 | 8 | #5,052 |
| 1964 | 73 | #892 | 12 | #3,980 |
| 1963 | 80 | #847 | 14 | #3,535 |
| 1962 | 77 | #864 | 13 | #3,679 |
| 1961 | 65 | #956 | 12 | #3,892 |
| 1960 | 61 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 46 | #1,147 | 14 | #3,342 |
| 1958 | 44 | #1,166 | 6 | #5,762 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,309 | 6 | #5,750 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,276 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,022 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kory reached #360 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #2,159 in 1986. 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 Kory
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.