Cory

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Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

As a given name, Cory is used by both males and females. It is a variation of the name Cora, meaning " Maiden", which is a title of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word coire, which means "in a cauldron", or "in a hollow".

From Wikipedia

Cory first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 424 babies (rank #97 that year). In 2024 it was given to 7 boys (rank #2,615). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cory

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cory yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,158
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
424
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991424#97
1992345#112
1993349#114
1994261#123
1995237#144
1996177#177
1997159#188
1998139#201
1999118#224
2000111#225
200175#323
200270#323
200348#453
200452#446
200552#443
200656#452
200755#479
200833#706
200932#748
201017#1,178
201129#793
201224#925
201325#905
201423#963
201522#990
201626#901
201724#959
201814#1,378
201920#1,087
20208#2,112
202116#1,327
202221#1,082
202311#1,750
20247#2,615