Cory is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.
Cory is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,245 among boys (160) and #7,576 among girls (14) — overall #2,427 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 174 | 174 | #7,576 | #1,245 |
| 2024 | 213 | 213 | #7,004 | #1,096 |
| 2023 | 187 | 187 | #8,155 | #1,179 |
| 2022 | 205 | 205 | #5,503 | #1,144 |
| 2021 | 234 | 234 | #8,133 | #991 |
| 2020 | 256 | 256 | #9,079 | #910 |
| 2019 | 254 | 254 | #9,894 | #900 |
| 2018 | 251 | 251 | #10,758 | #894 |
| 2017 | 316 | 316 | #7,538 | #778 |
| 2016 | 334 | 334 | #8,087 | #760 |
| 2015 | 352 | 352 | #9,631 | #723 |
| 2014 | 367 | 367 | #10,310 | #696 |
| 2013 | 390 | 390 | #8,702 | #648 |
| 2012 | 386 | 386 | #8,743 | #641 |
| 2011 | 377 | 377 | #7,887 | #650 |
| 2010 | 456 | 456 | #6,980 | #578 |
| 2009 | 559 | 559 | #8,153 | #499 |
| 2008 | 630 | 630 | #6,178 | #457 |
| 2007 | 728 | 728 | #6,152 | #416 |
| 2006 | 672 | 672 | #6,646 | #429 |
| 2005 | 791 | 791 | #6,599 | #373 |
| 2004 | 832 | 832 | #7,482 | #349 |
| 2003 | 949 | 949 | #4,975 | #320 |
| 2002 | 1,149 | 1,149 | #4,205 | #275 |
| 2001 | 1,296 | 1,296 | #3,883 | #260 |
| 2000 | 1,531 | 1,531 | #3,682 | #227 |
| 1999 | 1,759 | 1,759 | #2,575 | #198 |
| 1998 | 2,130 | 2,130 | #2,503 | #164 |
| 1997 | 2,152 | — | #2,050 | #166 |
| 1996 | 2,523 | — | #1,885 | #144 |
| 1995 | 3,110 | — | #1,532 | #123 |
| 1994 | 3,637 | — | #1,466 | #102 |
| 1993 | 4,132 | — | #1,266 | #94 |
| 1992 | 4,606 | — | #1,069 | #83 |
| 1991 | 5,279 | — | #1,123 | #74 |
| 1990 | 5,957 | — | #971 | #67 |
| 1989 | 6,660 | — | #877 | #61 |
| 1988 | 6,472 | — | #862 | #59 |
| 1987 | 6,059 | — | #830 | #62 |
| 1986 | 5,131 | — | #696 | #68 |
| 1985 | 4,052 | — | #872 | #81 |
| 1984 | 3,720 | — | #754 | #83 |
| 1983 | 3,587 | — | #838 | #83 |
| 1982 | 3,414 | — | #871 | #93 |
| 1981 | 3,565 | — | #765 | #90 |
| 1980 | 3,769 | — | #772 | #83 |
| 1979 | 3,827 | — | #707 | #82 |
| 1978 | 4,125 | — | #604 | #73 |
| 1977 | 4,530 | — | #619 | #67 |
| 1976 | 3,425 | — | #635 | #83 |
| 1975 | 2,795 | — | #675 | #99 |
| 1974 | 2,503 | — | #782 | #114 |
| 1973 | 2,193 | — | #824 | #128 |
| 1972 | 2,102 | — | #878 | #136 |
| 1971 | 2,087 | — | #1,141 | #150 |
| 1970 | 1,865 | — | #1,135 | #164 |
| 1969 | 1,874 | — | #1,170 | #160 |
| 1968 | 778 | — | #1,454 | #274 |
| 1967 | 485 | — | #1,663 | #359 |
| 1966 | 479 | — | #1,957 | #356 |
| 1965 | 491 | — | #1,774 | #361 |
| 1964 | 485 | — | #1,535 | #381 |
| 1963 | 465 | — | #1,307 | #405 |
| 1962 | 518 | — | #1,259 | #381 |
| 1961 | 515 | — | #1,343 | #373 |
| 1960 | 423 | — | #1,314 | #427 |
| 1959 | 375 | — | #1,339 | #454 |
| 1958 | 343 | — | #1,352 | #469 |
| 1957 | 334 | — | #1,509 | #457 |
| 1956 | 217 | — | #1,874 | #560 |
| 1955 | 246 | — | #1,699 | #508 |
| 1954 | 165 | — | #2,084 | #628 |
| 1953 | 82 | — | #2,442 | #905 |
| 1952 | 62 | — | #2,698 | #1,067 |
| 1951 | 83 | — | #2,258 | #884 |
| 1950 | 61 | — | #2,680 | #1,038 |
| 1949 | 43 | — | #2,431 | #1,443 |
| 1948 | 40 | — | #2,724 | #1,434 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | #3,092 | #1,491 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | — | #1,776 |
| 1945 | 39 | — | #3,442 | #1,187 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | — | #1,697 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #1,997 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | — | #2,063 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,605 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,646 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,542 | — |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,563 |