Corby

Corby

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 18% girls / 82% boys

Corby first appears in the data in 1922 and has been recorded in 71 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1973 with 59 babies (rank #1,058 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Corby

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,653

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1922	5	#4,435
1935	5	#3,762
1942	7	#2,985
1944	7	#2,917
1946	5	#3,616
1947	11	#2,393
1948	7	#3,053
1949	11	#2,364
1951	5	#3,817
1952	17	#1,875
1953	8	#2,955
1954	15	#2,056
1955	19	#1,798
1956	19	#1,843
1957	22	#1,723
1958	22	#1,690
1959	15	#2,131
1960	17	#1,978
1961	15	#2,161
1962	19	#1,865
1963	26	#1,549
1964	19	#1,854
1965	17	#1,933
1966	21	#1,689
1967	23	#1,615
1968	31	#1,401
1969	42	#1,223
1970	37	#1,376
1971	34	#1,470
1972	43	#1,263
1973	59	#1,058
1974	46	#1,232
1975	58	#1,101
1976	48	#1,269
1977	41	#1,430
1978	24	#2,024
1979	28	#1,908
1980	24	#2,168
1981	15	#2,924
1982	16	#2,862
1983	25	#2,101
1984	10	#3,979
1985	24	#2,238
1986	27	#2,108
1987	27	#2,177
1988	26	#2,316
1989	16	#3,487
1990	14	#4,009
1991	18	#3,350
1992	12	#4,612
1993	12	#4,761
1994	16	#3,941
1995	32	#2,403
1996	25	#2,939
1997	12	#5,008
1998	24	#3,209
1999	11	#5,722
2000	18	#4,243
2001	11	#6,094
2002	16	#4,743
2003	6	#9,798
2004	10	#7,066
2005	6	#10,348
2006	6	#10,923
2008	5	#12,876
2009	8	#9,140
2012	6	#11,064
2013	5	#12,505
2014	8	#8,931
2017	6	#11,044
2021	5	#12,495

Year

Babies

Rank

1922

#4,435

1935

#3,762

1942

#2,985

1944

#2,917

1946

#3,616

1947

#2,393

1948

#3,053

1949

#2,364

1951

#3,817

1952

#1,875

1953

#2,955

1954

#2,056

1955

#1,798

1956

#1,843

1957

#1,723

1958

#1,690

1959

#2,131

1960

#1,978

1961

#2,161

1962

#1,865

1963

#1,549

1964

#1,854

1965

#1,933

1966

#1,689

1967

#1,615

1968

#1,401

1969

#1,223

1970

#1,376

1971

#1,470

1972

#1,263

1973

#1,058

1974

#1,232

1975

#1,101

1976

#1,269

1977

#1,430

1978

#2,024

1979

#1,908

1980

#2,168

1981

#2,924

1982

#2,862

1983

#2,101

1984

#3,979

1985

#2,238

1986

#2,108

1987

#2,177

1988

#2,316

1989

#3,487

1990

#4,009

1991

#3,350

1992

#4,612

1993

#4,761

1994

#3,941

1995

#2,403

1996

#2,939

1997

#5,008

1998

#3,209

1999

#5,722

2000

#4,243

2001

#6,094

2002

#4,743

2003

#9,798

2004

#7,066

2005

#10,348

2006

#10,923

2008

#12,876

2009

#9,140

2012

#11,064

2013

#12,505

2014

#8,931

2017

#11,044

2021

#12,495

Numerology of Corby

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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