Unisex name · since 1916
Corry
Corry has 2,166 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,166
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,166 boys have been named Corry since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Corry has 2,166 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2022.
- #3,141 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,166 born since 1916
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corry ranks #3,141 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,166 born since 1916, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,166
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Corry's 2,166 recorded births place it above 93.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
Corry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Corry splits its recorded history at 1984: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 101 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Corry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2022
- Peak year (1977)
- 101
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Corry popularity over time - girls
314 total births recorded since 1945 (Corry as girls' name)
Corry by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (635 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Corry's strongest decade.
635 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Corry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 73
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 162
1960s
162 births
- 1970s
1970s
635 births
- 1980s
1980s
625 births
- 1990s
1990s
353 births
- 2000s 165
2000s
165 births
- 2010s 90
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 635 births (29% of all-time use).
How Corry compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Corry's total volume
Corry by state
Where Corry concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| 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% |
131 of 2,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Corry appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Corry's data
- Corry's decade-level peak was the 1970s (635 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Corrys (131 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Corry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1916–2022 (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 Corry 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.