How Many People Are Named Corby?
An estimated 1,453 people in the United States have the first name Corby. It is used for both genders, with 81.7% male. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Corby peaked in popularity in 1973 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Corby as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Corby paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,453
About 1 in 235,894 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
81.7% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1973
64 births
Total Registered
1,653
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Corby
Corby is predominantly male (81.7%), though 303 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Corby as a male name
Ranked #12,495 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1973 (59 births)
Corby as a female name
Ranked #11,384 in 1998
7 female births in 1998
Peak: 1954 (39 births)
Corby: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Corby span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 477 babies were registered. Corby has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Corby by Decade
How has Corby tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Corby by State
Birth registrations for Corby span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Utah. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nebraska. On average, about 25 Corbys were registered per state.
Corby + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Corby as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Corby
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Corby: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corby?
We estimate approximately 1,453 people named Corby are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 235,894 Americans share this first name.
Is Corby a common name?
Corby is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,653 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Corby most popular?
Corby reached peak popularity in 1973, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Corby is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Corby a male name?
Corby is predominantly male. 81.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Corby Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Corby Smith, Corby Johnson, Corby Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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