Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
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
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.
→ See names similar to Cory · Compare Cory with another name โ · Popular names of the 1990s · Boys names starting with C
Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 252 | #140 |
| 1997 | 217 | #160 |
| 1998 | 182 | #183 |
| 1999 | 180 | #183 |
| 2000 | 155 | #208 |
| 2001 | 155 | #204 |
| 2002 | 139 | #225 |
| 2003 | 175 | #207 |
| 2004 | 180 | #206 |
| 2005 | 143 | #243 |
| 2006 | 144 | #258 |
| 2007 | 169 | #247 |
| 2008 | 154 | #278 |
| 2009 | 112 | #352 |
| 2010 | 117 | #355 |
| 2011 | 92 | #425 |
| 2012 | 79 | #485 |
| 2013 | 87 | #452 |
| 2014 | 76 | #509 |
| 2015 | 43 | #757 |
| 2016 | 46 | #734 |