Recorded 1927–1989 Unisex name Peak 1927 22 births

Corris — boys' name

22 babies named Corris in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71950s51970s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Corris was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

7 babies were named Corris in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corris

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Corris between 1927 and 1989, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Corris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Corris is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1922.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corris performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Corris shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corris 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 22 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.

Corris at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

22

Since 1927

63 years of records

Peak year

1927

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1927

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1989

Corris popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1927

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1927)
7
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1989197019551927 7

Corris popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1922 (Corris as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
456789 19251922 5

Corris by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
7 births that decade — 32% of Corris's all-time total
1920s71950s51970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corris?
22 babies have been named Corris since 1927. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1927 with 7 births.
When was Corris most popular?
Corris was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Is Corris a unisex name?
Yes, Corris is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 22 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Corris been used?
Corris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 63 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Corris?
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, 1927–1989 (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.