Unisex name · since 1918

Corie

3,725 babies named Corie in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,121 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,579 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,725
born since 1918
1980s
peak decade

3,725 babies have been named Corie since 1918, making it today's #5579 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corie has been recorded 3,725 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #5579 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.

  • #3,121 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,579 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,725 born since 1918
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corie ranks #3,121 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,579 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,725 born since 1918, peaking in the 1980s.

#3,121 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,579 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,725
born since 1918
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%67.7%
Corie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Corie's 3,725 recorded births place it above 95.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

27 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Corie compares

3,725 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Corie's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Corie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,725 376 567,345
Peak-year births 142 21 19,840

Corie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Corie splits its recorded history at 1989: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 142 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Corie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1977)
142
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
050100150 191819621972198219922002201220222025 22

Corie popularity over time - boys

1,021 total births recorded since 1969 (Corie as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 1,021 births
01020304050 196919751981198719931999200520132023 9

Corie by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (1,043 births, 28% of the file).

1980s was Corie's strongest decade.

1,043 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Corie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,043 births (28% of all-time use).

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

How Corie compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Corie's total volume

Corie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -113, 5.9%-39, 6.4%-122, 5.3%-32, 10.9%-51, 6.4%-32, 6.7%-84, 2.2%-113, 3%-43, 8.1%-28, 7.1%-59, 4.6%-36, 6.2%-76, 3.5%-75, 5.2%-130, 3.8%Corie-108, 3.8%Corie
Corie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Corie by state

Where Corie concentrates geographically, total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Corie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
404 10.8%
#2 Texas
192 5.2%
#3 Illinois
107 2.9%
#4 Ohio
107 2.9%
#5 New York
100 2.7%
#6 Michigan
93 2.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
64 1.7%
#8 Florida
52 1.4%
California share of Corie's total US births 10.8%
Even split

404 of 3,725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Corie appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corie?
3,725 babies have been named Corie since 1918. All-time, it sits at #3,121 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,579 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1977 with 142 births.
Where does Corie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corie ranks #3,121 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,579 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Corie most popular?
Corie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,043 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Corie most popular?
The top states for the name Corie are California (404 births), Texas (192 births), Illinois (107 births).
Is Corie a unisex name?
Yes, Corie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 3,725 births, and as a boy's name it has 1,021 births.
How long has the name Corie been used?
The SSA has tracked Corie since 1918 -- 108 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Corie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Corie's data

  • Corie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,043 total births); usage has since declined to 118 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Cories (404 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Corie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Corie: 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, 1918–2025 (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 Corie 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.