Recorded 1916–2022 Unisex name Peak 1977 2,166 births

Corry — boys' name

2,166 babies named Corry in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101930s121940s201950s731960s1621970s6351980s6251990s3532000s1652010s902020s21
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Corry was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

101 babies were named Corry in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corry

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,166 babies named Corry between 1916 and 2022, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Corry currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 101 babies received it in a single year. Corry is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 314 additional births since 1945.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corry performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 635 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Corry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 131 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Corry in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corry 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 2,166 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.

Corry at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

2,166

Since 1916

107 years of records

Peak year

1977

101 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1916

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2022

Corry popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1916

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1977)
101
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
050100150 202220122002199219821972196219491916 5

Corry popularity over time — girls

314 total births recorded since 1945 (Corry as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 314 births
0510152025 19901985198119771973196919611945 8

Corry by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
635 births that decade — 29% of Corry's all-time total
1910s101930s121940s201950s731960s1621970s6351980s6251990s3532000s1652010s902020s21

Corry by state

Where Corry concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Corry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
131 6.0%
#2 Pennsylvania
81 3.7%
#3 California
67 3.1%
#4 Texas
48 2.2%
#5 New York
44 2.0%
#6 Florida
42 1.9%
#7 Ohio
31 1.4%
#8 Illinois
21 1.0%
Tennessee share of Corry's total US births 6.0%
Even split

131 of 2,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Corry appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corry?
2,166 babies have been named Corry since 1916. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1977 with 101 births.
When was Corry most popular?
Corry was most popular in the 1970s decade with 635 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Corry most popular?
The top states for the name Corry are Tennessee (131 births), Pennsylvania (81 births), California (67 births).
Is Corry a unisex name?
Yes, Corry is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 2,166 births, and as a girl's name it has 314 births.
How long has the name Corry been used?
Corry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 107 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Corry?
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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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, 1916–2022 (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.