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[ 2 syll. co-ry, cor-y ] The girl name Cory is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced KAORiy †. Cory has its origins in the Old Greek, English, and Old Norse languages. It is used largely in English. Cory is a pet form (English) of the English and French Cora. Cory is also a pet form of the English Coral. Cory is also a spelling variant of the English Corey.
Cory is rare as a baby girl name. At the peak of its usage in 1978, 0.017% of baby girls were named Cory. It had a ranking of #602 then. The baby name has suffered a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Cory, Cora was the most widely used. Cory has mainly been a boy name in the last century. There were 29 times more boys than girls who were named Cory in 1990. Baby names that sound like Cory include the name Coree, the English Corey, the English Cori, the English Corie, the English Corri, the English Corrie, the English Corry, the Japanese Kaori, the English Koree, the English Korey, the English Kori, the English Korri, the English Korrie, the English Korry, the English Kory, the name Caira, the English, German, and Italian Cara, the English Carah, the English and Irish Carey, and the English and Welsh Cari.
† Pronunciation for Cory: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
