Cortland vs Cory

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

Name A

Cortland

Boy name · Rank #5264

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Name B

Cory

Boy name · Rank #1096

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Metric Cortland Cory
Current Rank #5264 #1096
Total Births (all years) 2,145 127,179
Peak Year 2011 1989
Peak Year Births 62 6,450
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1924

Births by Decade

Decade Cortland Cory
1910s 73 -
1920s 73 7
1930s 68 5
1940s 87 174
1950s 84 1,627
1960s 89 5,896
1970s 86 27,509
1980s 195 44,358
1990s 493 34,166
2000s 327 8,903
2010s 420 3,355
2020s 150 1,179

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cortland Cory
2014 42 357
2015 46 341
2016 37 320
2017 28 301
2018 41 242
2019 23 244
2020 27 245
2021 20 221
2022 30 182
2023 28 174
2024 18 197
2025 27 160

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, 1913–2025.

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