Kory Boy
How popular is Kory?
#3,313 boy name in 2025
35 baby boys were named Kory in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Kory popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,313 for boys (▼ 356 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,804 in 2015, #2,466 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (601 boys) |
| Highest rank | #360 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1952 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 82% boys, 18% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kory counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Corey family of names ranked #517 for boys in 2025 (#444 the year before), with 569 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kory is most popular
Babies named Kory per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Kory by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 185 | #1,140 |
| 1960s | 953 | #543 |
| 1970s | 2,530 | #434 |
| 1980s | 4,159 | #360 |
| 1990s | 4,007 | #388 |
| 2000s | 1,549 | #731 |
| 2010s | 716 | #1,718 |
| 2020s | 286 | #2,268 |
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Questions
- Is Kory a boy or girl name?
- Kory is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 82% of babies named Kory were boys.
- How popular is the name Kory?
- 35 baby boys were named Kory in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Kory most popular?
- Kory peaked in 1989, when 601 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #360 in 1988.
- How many people are named Kory?
- 15,723 babies have been named Kory in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,878 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Kory most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kory was most common in Georgia, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.