Kory
Boy · KOR-ee · English
Kory is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
Where does Kory come from?
English: spelling of Cory, itself a spelling of Corey, a surname perhaps from the Old Norse name Kori
- Say it
- KOR-ee
Meaning borrowed from Cory. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kory a girl's or a boy's name?
Kory is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 35 boys in the US.
How popular is Kory in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kory, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kory in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 117 boys in the UK were given Kory or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #403, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kory in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 28 | #895 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Kory in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Kory, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,466th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 601 boys. It first appears in the records in 1952. 10 girls were also named Kory in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kory than any year since 1956.
Half of all the boys named Kory in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 613 boys in the US were given Kory or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #497, up from #3,313 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 22% of the babies named Kory in the US were girls.
Kory in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,731 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,466 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,338 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,108 |
| 2016 | 72 | #1,991 |
| 2015 | 83 | #1,804 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,919 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,877 |
| 2012 | 72 | #1,958 |
| 2011 | 86 | #1,718 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,815 |
| 2009 | 96 | #1,637 |
| 2008 | 119 | #1,414 |
| 2007 | 125 | #1,341 |
| 2006 | 139 | #1,202 |
| 2005 | 155 | #1,069 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,100 |
| 2003 | 169 | #963 |
| 2002 | 162 | #972 |
| 2001 | 207 | #807 |
| 2000 | 234 | #731 |
| 1999 | 245 | #685 |
| 1998 | 295 | #621 |
| 1997 | 311 | #585 |
| 1996 | 331 | #558 |
| 1995 | 365 | #529 |
| 1994 | 403 | #502 |
| 1993 | 435 | #483 |
| 1992 | 459 | #471 |
| 1991 | 565 | #403 |
| 1990 | 598 | #388 |
| 1989 | 601 | #373 |
| 1988 | 568 | #360 |
| 1987 | 518 | #371 |
| 1986 | 457 | #396 |
| 1985 | 410 | #424 |
| 1984 | 337 | #458 |
| 1983 | 314 | #472 |
| 1982 | 317 | #474 |
| 1981 | 320 | #464 |
| 1980 | 317 | #470 |
| 1979 | 300 | #475 |
| 1978 | 303 | #460 |
| 1977 | 335 | #434 |
| 1976 | 275 | #477 |
| 1975 | 254 | #502 |
| 1974 | 226 | #529 |
| 1973 | 203 | #556 |
| 1972 | 206 | #556 |
| 1971 | 207 | #564 |
| 1970 | 221 | #546 |
| 1969 | 208 | #543 |
| 1968 | 120 | #689 |
| 1967 | 88 | #778 |
| 1966 | 77 | #830 |
| 1965 | 105 | #724 |
| 1964 | 73 | #891 |
| 1963 | 80 | #847 |
| 1962 | 77 | #861 |
| 1961 | 64 | #957 |
| 1960 | 61 | #972 |
| 1959 | 46 | #1,140 |
| 1958 | 44 | #1,162 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,299 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,641 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,047 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
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