Corby
Corby was the 12417th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1058th with 59 babies. More babies were named Corby in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,417 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197359 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,658babies recorded
Corby popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #12,417 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | #4,243 | — | 18 |
| 1990 | #11,723 | #4,009 | 6 | 14 |
| 1980 | — | #2,168 | — | 24 |
| 1970 | — | #1,376 | — | 37 |
| 1960 | #4,507 | #1,980 | 9 | 17 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Corby, counting every spelling?
Corby has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Corby?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Corby (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Corby born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Corby.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Corby?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Corby are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 37 and 57. That makes Corby mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Corby by state
How common Corby was among boys born in each state in 1971–1975, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Corby
How popular is the name Corby?
Corby was the 12417th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1058th with 59 babies. More babies were named Corby in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Corby a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Corby in the US.
Where was Corby most popular?
In 1971–1975, Corby was most common in Nebraska (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Pennsylvania.