Unisex name · since 1922
Corby
Corby has 1,355 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,185 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,355
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Corby is the #12185 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,355 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corby has been recorded 1,355 times among boys since 1922, currently ranked #12185 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #4,232 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,185 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,355 born since 1922
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corby ranks #4,232 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,185 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,355 born since 1922, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,185 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,355
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
Corby's 1,355 recorded births place it above 90.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Corby compares
1,355 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Corby's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corby | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,355 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Corby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Corby's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Corby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Corby popularity over time - girls
303 total births recorded since 1954 (Corby as girls' name)
Corby by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (418 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Corby's strongest decade.
418 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Corby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 142
1950s
142 births
- 1960s
1960s
230 births
- 1970s
1970s
418 births
- 1980s
1980s
210 births
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 418 births (31% of all-time use).
How Corby compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Corby's total volume
Corby by state
Where Corby concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 97 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Nebraska | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Utah | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
97 of 1,355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Corby's data
- Corby's decade-level peak was the 1970s (418 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Corbys (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Corby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Corby draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.