boy · irish and english
Cory
say it kor-ee
What Cory means
- Irish and English from a surname, possibly Gaelic coire 'cauldron, hollow' or Old Norse Kori debated
How popular it is
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 595 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 1137 in the US (2024)
- no. 1232 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 1415 in England & Wales (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1980.
Other forms
Corey, Korey
Names with a similar meaning
Dean Camden Holden Corey Dalton Kamden Dane Glenn Sheldon Kamdyn Guy Glen
Cory in stories
- Boy Meets World: Cory Matthews, the everyman teen