Corday
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kor-DAY
- Origin
- French
Corday is a boys' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Corday mean?
French: French surname
French surname, best known from Charlotte Corday, who assassinated the revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat in 1793.
Is Corday a girl's or a boy's name?
Corday is a boys' name.
How popular is Corday in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Corday in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Corday in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Corday
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Brayden Aiden Cannon Connor Kayden Keegan Riley Cohen Declan Calloway Camden
Names related to Corday
More French names
Eleanor Beau Esme Darcie Darcy Genevieve Amy Esmae Arleth Elle Russell Monty Mallory Percy Lacey Belle
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Corday: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/corday, updated 20 October 2026.