What does Cory mean?

Cory means "little spear; crow"

How do we pronounce Cory?

Cory \co-ry, cor-y\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Cory can also be used as a girl name pronounciation, however it is much more common for boys. Its pronunciation is KAOR-iy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Cory: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Cory?

Cory is used predominantly in the English and Latin languages, and it is derived from Old French, Old Norse, and Irish Gaelic origins. Cory is a variant of the name Corbin meaning (English). Cory can also be a variant spelling (English and Latin) of the name name Corey meaning (English). Cory can also be a pet form of the name name Cornell (English and French). Cory can also be a variant of the name Corrigan meaning of name (English). Cory is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1950s up to the 1980s. At the modest height of its usage in 1988, 0.314% of baby boys were given the name Cory. Its ranking then was #59. The baby name has since experienced a substantial fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was only 0.021% and its ranking #579. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Cory, Corbin name popularity was the most commonly used. In 2010, the name was thrice as popular as Cory. Cory has predominantly been a baby boy name in the past century. In 1990, baby boys named Cory outnumbered girls by 29 times.

List of baby names that sound like Cory:

name Coree origin (English), name Corey origin (English), nicknames for Corie (English), name Corri origin, nicknames for Kauri, Khory name popularity, name Korey (English), nicknames for Kori (English), short names for Korie, nicknames for Korrey (English), Korri meaning and origin, nicknames for Korrie (English), baby name Korry (English), Kory name variations (English), meaning of Caezar, nicknames for Cahir (Irish), Cairo definition (English), Caree name popularity, Carew name popularity, and name Carey origin (English and Irish).

The baby name Cory fun facts:

The name Cory in reverse order is "Yroc".

The numerological value of the name Cory is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Cory?

Cory is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames