Is Corby a boy or girl name?

Corby is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,658 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 18.3% were girls and 81.7% were boys. It changed hands in 1959, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Corby

Recorded 1922–2025 · United States

Corby was most popular in 1973, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,391 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,658 people named Corby.

Corby over time

Births per year. The dot marks Corby’s peak in 1973. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Corby a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Corby is mostly a boy’s name — 18.3% of the 1,658 Americans given it were girls and 81.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 1959 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Corby

Where Corby is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 8.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org