Boys' name · since 2008

Cordey

Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Cordey, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#33,311 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2008
2000s
peak decade

11 boys have been named Cordey since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Cordey has 11 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2009.

  • #33,311 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 2008
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordey ranks #33,311 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2008, peaking in the 2000s.

#33,311 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2008
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Cordey's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cordey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cordey splits its recorded history at 2009: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cordey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 20082009 5

Cordey by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Cordey's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Cordey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cordey?
Cordey has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,311 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 6 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Cordey sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cordey ranks #33,311 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cordey most popular?
Cordey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Cordey been used?
Cordey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 2 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Cordey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Corey, Cory, Corbin, Cornelius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Cordey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2008–2009 (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 Cordey 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.