Cortez vs Cory

Side-by-side comparison of Cortez and Cory — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cortez

Boy name · Rank #1992

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Name B

Cory

Boy name · Rank #1093

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Metric Cortez Cory
Current Rank #1992 #1093
Total Births (all years) 10,797 127,023
Peak Year 1990 1989
Peak Year Births 346 6,450
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1924

Births by Decade

Decade Cortez Cory
1880ss 5 —
1900ss 5 —
1910ss 100 —
1920ss 118 7
1930ss 129 5
1940ss 117 174
1950ss 228 1,627
1960ss 378 5,896
1970ss 814 27,511
1980ss 1,814 44,361
1990ss 2,669 34,166
2000ss 2,033 8,903
2010ss 1,854 3,354
2020ss 533 1,019

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cortez Cory
2014 195 357
2015 192 341
2016 162 320
2017 176 301
2018 149 242
2019 147 244
2020 124 245
2021 144 221
2022 104 182
2023 84 174
2024 77 197

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1882–2024.

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