Kory is an established boys' name that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.
Kory is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,352 among boys (35) and #9,800 among girls (10) — overall #6,056 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | #9,800 | #3,352 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | #9,269 | #2,985 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | #11,738 | #2,719 |
| 2022 | 76 | 76 | #8,294 | #2,285 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | #9,968 | #2,758 |
| 2020 | 65 | 65 | #8,212 | #2,490 |
| 2019 | 65 | 65 | #13,168 | #2,352 |
| 2018 | 61 | 61 | #9,512 | #2,563 |
| 2017 | 74 | 74 | #11,195 | #2,119 |
| 2016 | 94 | 94 | #5,894 | #2,002 |
| 2015 | 101 | 101 | #6,866 | #1,812 |
| 2014 | 89 | 89 | #8,306 | #1,934 |
| 2013 | 87 | 87 | #9,342 | #1,891 |
| 2012 | 80 | 80 | #12,857 | #1,975 |
| 2011 | 95 | 95 | #11,717 | #1,726 |
| 2010 | 86 | 86 | #16,066 | #1,824 |
| 2009 | 103 | 103 | #14,528 | #1,648 |
| 2008 | 125 | 125 | #16,542 | #1,420 |
| 2007 | 138 | 138 | #9,303 | #1,347 |
| 2006 | 148 | 148 | #11,968 | #1,211 |
| 2005 | 167 | 167 | #9,184 | #1,071 |
| 2004 | 155 | 155 | #9,002 | #1,109 |
| 2003 | 181 | 181 | #8,805 | #964 |
| 2002 | 174 | 174 | #8,570 | #975 |
| 2001 | 222 | 222 | #7,151 | #811 |
| 2000 | 246 | 246 | #8,310 | #733 |
| 1999 | 261 | 261 | #6,347 | #689 |
| 1998 | 321 | 321 | #4,308 | #623 |
| 1997 | 333 | — | #4,746 | #585 |
| 1996 | 354 | — | #4,520 | #558 |
| 1995 | 392 | — | #3,933 | #529 |
| 1994 | 437 | — | #3,339 | #504 |
| 1993 | 463 | — | #3,831 | #483 |
| 1992 | 490 | — | #3,541 | #471 |
| 1991 | 597 | — | #3,404 | #403 |
| 1990 | 624 | — | #3,959 | #388 |
| 1989 | 651 | — | #2,350 | #373 |
| 1988 | 594 | — | #3,639 | #360 |
| 1987 | 562 | — | #2,372 | #371 |
| 1986 | 506 | — | #2,159 | #396 |
| 1985 | 440 | — | #3,044 | #425 |
| 1984 | 373 | — | #2,593 | #458 |
| 1983 | 338 | — | #3,384 | #472 |
| 1982 | 350 | — | #2,799 | #475 |
| 1981 | 347 | — | #3,184 | #465 |
| 1980 | 349 | — | #2,829 | #471 |
| 1979 | 344 | — | #2,231 | #475 |
| 1978 | 335 | — | #2,651 | #462 |
| 1977 | 374 | — | #2,322 | #434 |
| 1976 | 310 | — | #2,358 | #479 |
| 1975 | 289 | — | #2,335 | #502 |
| 1974 | 250 | — | #2,954 | #530 |
| 1973 | 228 | — | #2,787 | #557 |
| 1972 | 235 | — | #2,484 | #557 |
| 1971 | 226 | — | #3,434 | #564 |
| 1970 | 235 | — | #4,140 | #546 |
| 1969 | 233 | — | #2,670 | #543 |
| 1968 | 134 | — | #3,693 | #691 |
| 1967 | 99 | — | #4,169 | #779 |
| 1966 | 77 | — | — | #833 |
| 1965 | 113 | — | #5,055 | #729 |
| 1964 | 85 | — | #3,980 | #892 |
| 1963 | 94 | — | #3,535 | #849 |
| 1962 | 90 | — | #3,677 | #867 |
| 1961 | 76 | — | #3,891 | #962 |
| 1960 | 61 | — | — | #976 |
| 1959 | 60 | — | #3,341 | #1,147 |
| 1958 | 50 | — | #5,762 | #1,166 |
| 1957 | 42 | — | #5,750 | #1,309 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | — | #1,666 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | — | #2,098 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | — | #3,276 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #4,022 |