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Cory

“Variant of Corey — troop, army (Old Norse/Irish); or hollow (Gaelic)” — Old Norse via Old Irish, or Gaelic (disputed) origin

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

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. 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.

Around the world: about 1 in 17,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

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 · Cory in the House
• Cory Matthews — Boy Meets World · Girl Meets World
• Cory — The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace

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.

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

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