Kory is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kory means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kory across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kory has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kory is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “hollow, or from the round hill”. A variant spelling of Corey.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,723 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 289 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 4 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kory per year, United States (1952 to 2025). United States peaked in 1989 (651/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (27/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2008 (4/yr).
Kory has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1989, when it ranked #737 nationally (given to 651 babies that year).
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