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Cory

Cory holds the #1244 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 160 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #910 in 2020 to #1244 today. Its strongest year on record was 1988 (#59 nationally, 6,266 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1924. The name's biggest fan base is in Indiana (#711 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1244
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#59
in 1988 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
160
boys named Cory

Cory popularity, 1880–2025

0.088%0.18%0.27%0.35%18801900192019401960198020002020#59 in 1988
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1988

Where Cory is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025WI—Michigan: #999 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#999New York: #1410 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1410Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025IA—Illinois: #1133 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1133Indiana: #711 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IN#711Ohio: #1267 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1267Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025CT—California: #1085 (19 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1085Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025AR—Tennessee: #842 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#842North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025AL—Georgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cory in 2025HI—Texas: #1250 (16 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1250Florida: #1256 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1256
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Indiana (#711), Tennessee (#842), Michigan (#999)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cory in the most recent year of SSA data.

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