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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Corry

Corry was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 853rd with 101 babies. More babies were named Corry in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Corey) from Norse Kóri (meaning uncertain) · Old Norse, Old Irish, English

Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1977101 babies
Total since 1880
2,480babies recorded

What does the name Corry mean?

Corry is a spelling of Corey, pronounced the same way, so it shares Corey's meaning and origin.

Corey is an English surname that Wiktionary derives from the Old Norse given name Kóri, which may in turn come from Old Irish Cuire, from cuire, a troop or company. The name's deeper origin is therefore uncertain. As a first name Corey has been used for boys in the US since 1919 and occasionally for girls, and it was most common in the 1980s.

Kóri (Old Norse, “personal name”)cuire (Old Irish, “troop, company”)

How sure is this? Uncertain. Wiktionary: 'perhaps' from Old Irish.

Related names: Cory, Korey, Kori.

See also: Scandinavian names.

Sources for this meaning

Corry popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020—#7,124—11
2010—#6,100—14
2000—#3,443—24
1990#8,634#1,318971
1980#5,295#1,0571373
1970#3,746#1,2251646
1960#5,827#2,567611
1950————
1940————
1930—#3,669—6
1920————
1910————
1900————
1890————
1880————

How popular is Corry, counting every spelling?

Corry is a spelling of Corey, a name family that ranked #530 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 569 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Corey327#7782,114
Cory160#1,245934
Korey47#2,736300
Kory35#3,352234

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Corry?

About 2,000 people born in the US named Corry are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 34 and 50. That makes Corry mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Corry by state

How common Corry was among boys born in each state in 1975–1979, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Tennessee (6.2×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesTN0.30North Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNC0.05South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesFL0.05
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Corry, boys, 1975–1979. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Corry: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Corry, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Corry

What does Corry mean?

Corry is a spelling of Corey, usually explained as “from Norse Kóri (meaning uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.

How popular is the name Corry?

Corry was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 853rd with 101 babies. More babies were named Corry in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Corry a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Corry in the US.

Where was Corry most popular?

In 1975–1979, Corry was most common in Tennessee (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and North Carolina.