Recorded 1955–1973 Boys' name Peak 1960 34 births

Corkey — boys' name

34 babies named Corkey in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s121970s11
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Corkey was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

7 babies were named Corkey in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corkey

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Corkey between 1955 and 1973, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Corkey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corkey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Corkey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corkey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Corkey at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

34

Since 1955

19 years of records

Peak year

1960

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1955

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1973

Corkey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1955

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1960)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197319701962196019571955 6

Corkey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 35% of Corkey's all-time total
1950s111960s121970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corkey?
34 babies have been named Corkey since 1955. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1960 with 7 births.
When was Corkey most popular?
Corkey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Corkey been used?
Corkey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 19 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Corkey?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.