Primarily a boy's name · 92% boys
Kory is a unisex given name. It is a male version of the name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kory yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 5 | #4,022 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,276 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,858 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,098 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,666 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,309 |
| 1958 | 44 | #1,166 |
| 1959 | 46 | #1,147 |
| 1960 | 61 | #977 |
| 1961 | 65 | #956 |
| 1962 | 77 | #864 |
| 1963 | 80 | #847 |
| 1964 | 73 | #892 |
| 1965 | 105 | #729 |
| 1966 | 77 | #833 |
| 1967 | 88 | #779 |
| 1968 | 120 | #691 |
| 1969 | 208 | #543 |
| 1970 | 221 | #547 |
| 1971 | 207 | #564 |
| 1972 | 206 | #558 |
| 1973 | 203 | #557 |
| 1974 | 226 | #530 |
| 1975 | 254 | #502 |
| 1976 | 275 | #479 |
| 1977 | 335 | #434 |
| 1978 | 303 | #462 |
| 1979 | 300 | #475 |
| 1980 | 317 | #472 |
| 1981 | 320 | #466 |
| 1982 | 317 | #475 |
| 1983 | 314 | #472 |
| 1984 | 337 | #458 |
| 1985 | 410 | #425 |
| 1986 | 457 | #396 |
| 1987 | 518 | #371 |
| 1988 | 568 | #360 |
| 1989 | 601 | #373 |
| 1990 | 598 | #388 |
| 1991 | 565 | #403 |
| 1992 | 459 | #471 |
| 1993 | 435 | #483 |
| 1994 | 403 | #504 |
| 1995 | 365 | #529 |
| 1996 | 331 | #558 |
| 1997 | 311 | #585 |
| 1998 | 295 | #623 |
| 1999 | 245 | #689 |
| 2000 | 234 | #733 |
| 2001 | 207 | #811 |
| 2002 | 162 | #975 |
| 2003 | 169 | #964 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,109 |
| 2005 | 155 | #1,071 |
| 2006 | 139 | #1,211 |
| 2007 | 125 | #1,347 |
| 2008 | 119 | #1,420 |
| 2009 | 96 | #1,648 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,824 |
| 2011 | 86 | #1,726 |
| 2012 | 72 | #1,975 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,891 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,934 |
| 2015 | 83 | #1,812 |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,002 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,119 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,563 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,349 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,489 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,754 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,306 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,716 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,972 |
