Boys' name · since 1973

Corye

49 babies named Corye in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,278 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade

Corye is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 49 have been recorded since 1973.

Social Security Administration records show Corye recorded 49 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1997.

  • #22,278 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 49 born since 1973
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corye ranks #22,278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.

#22,278 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Corye's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Corye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Corye splits its recorded history at 1984: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Corye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 197319751980198219841988198919911997 6

Corye by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (27 births, 55% of the file).

1980s was Corye's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Corye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 27 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corye?
49 babies have been named Corye since 1973. All-time, it sits at #22,278 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
Where does Corye sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corye ranks #22,278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Corye most popular?
Corye was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Corye been used?
The SSA has tracked Corye since 1973 -- 25 years through the most recent 1997 data.
What names are similar to Corye?
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.

What to do with Corye's data

  • Corye's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Corye

Nearby Names Like Corye

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Corye

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Corye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1997 (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 Corye 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.