Unisex name · since 1924
Cory
127,179 babies named Cory in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,245 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 127,179
- born since 1924
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cory currently ranks #1245 among unisex names in America, with 127,179 babies recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cory has been recorded 127,179 times among boys since 1924, currently ranked #1245 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,245 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 127,179 born since 1924
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cory ranks #264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,245 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 127,179 born since 1924, peaking in the 1980s.
- #264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,245 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 127,179
- born since 1924
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cory's 127,179 recorded births place it above 99.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cory compares
127,179 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Cory's all-time total is 345x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cory | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 127,179 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,450 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cory's full recorded timeline at 1982, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 6,450 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cory popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 6,450
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Cory popularity over time - girls
6,599 total births recorded since 1932 (Cory as girls' name)
Cory by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (44,358 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Cory's strongest decade.
44,358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 174
1940s
174 births
- 1950s 1,627
1950s
1,627 births
- 1960s 5,896
1960s
5,896 births
- 1970s
1970s
27,509 births
- 1980s
1980s
44,358 births
- 1990s
1990s
34,166 births
- 2000s 8,903
2000s
8,903 births
- 2010s 3,355
2010s
3,355 births
- 2020s 1,179
2020s
1,179 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 44,358 births (35% of all-time use).
How Cory 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 Cory's total volume
Cory by state
Where Cory concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10,717 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,442 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7,285 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 6,181 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5,887 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5,414 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5,324 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 4,607 | 3.6% |
10,717 of 127,179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Cory appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cory's data
- Cory's decade-level peak was the 1980s (44,358 total births); usage has since declined to 1,179 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Corys (10,717 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Cory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Cory 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.