Cory
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning from Corinth or raven.
How Cory has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #722 |
| 2016 | #759 |
| 2017 | #782 |
| 2018 | #897 |
| 2019 | #901 |
| 2020 | #914 |
| 2021 | #990 |
Cory by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Cory. In the US, 314 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 6,451 babies in 1989, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cory. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Codyhelpful; descendant of Ó Cuidighthigh504 in England and Wales (2025)
- Coreyfrom the hollow; possibly descendant of core666 in the US (2017)
- Coyquiet; modest; still waters142 in the US (2017)
- Cobysupplanter; a form of Jacob114 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carymarshy fort or dark stream36 in the US (2017)
- Cortshort; a form of Curtis20 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cory
Names that are said the same way as Cory, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Korya form of Corey or Cory; maiden74 in the US (2017)
- Corriemaiden; a form of Corinne30 in the US (2017)
- Korriemaiden; a form of Corinne12 in the US (2017)
- Corryspear; a form of Corey8 in the US (2017)
- Khourithe Christian; variant of Khoury7 in the US (2017)
- Khourythe priest, the Christian7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a bird
Like Cory, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
- Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cory
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