Unisex name · since 1976
Corley
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 366 babies named Corley, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,575 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 366
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Corley is the #13575 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 366 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Corley recorded 366 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #13575 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #14,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,575 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 366 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corley ranks #14,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,575 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 366 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,575 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 366
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Corley's 366 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Corley compares
366 49th percentile among 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
Corley's all-time total is 3% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 366 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Corley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Corley's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Corley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Corley popularity over time - boys
255 total births recorded since 1917 (Corley as boys' name)
Corley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Corley's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Corley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (29% of all-time use).
Corley by state
Where Corley concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 4.1% |
15 of 366 births nationwide.
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What to do with Corley's data
- Corley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Corleys (15 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 Corley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Corley 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.