Cory

Meaning: Troop, army
Origin: Variant of Corey (from Old Norse/Irish (disputed))

Meaning: Hollow
Origin: Variant of Corey (from Gaelic (disputed))

Boy's name · #1245 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Cory's best rank, #59, came in 1988; it has stepped well back to #1245 today. Roughly 127,000 boys have been named Cory since 1924.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,637 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,615 in Canada (2024).

Famous Corys

Cory Booker — American politician (born 1969)
Cory Doctorow — Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author
Cory Monteith — Canadian actor (1982–2013)
Cory Gardner — United States Senator from Colorado
Cory Edwards — American film director and comedian (born 1968)

In stories & tradition

Cory Baxter — That's So Raven (TV series)
Cory Matthews — Boy Meets World (TV series)
Cory — The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace (manga)

What Corys become

Among 413 notable people named Cory:

Sports figures appear 2.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cory Joseph, Canadian basketball player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Corey (#778), Cory would rank around #595 with about 490 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Corey and Cory.

Similar names: Corey · Bryant · Kody · Gary · Dustin · Tyree

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