How Many People Are Named Corky?
An estimated 476 people in the United States have the first name Corky. It is predominantly male (92.3%). The average bearer is 64 years old, and Corky peaked in popularity in 1957 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Corky 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 Corky paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
476
About 1 in 720,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.3% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1957
36 births
Total Registered
661
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Corky
Corky is predominantly male (92.3%), though 51 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Corky as a male name
Ranked #8,422 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1958 (31 births)
Corky as a female name
Ranked #6,435 in 1959
5 female births in 1959
Peak: 1954 (11 births)
Corky: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Corky span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 231 babies were registered. Corky has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Corky by Decade
How has Corky 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.
Corky by State
Corky + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Corky as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Corky
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Corky: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corky?
We estimate approximately 476 people named Corky 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 720,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Corky a common name?
Corky is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 661 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Corky most popular?
Corky reached peak popularity in 1957, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Corky is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Corky a male name?
Corky is predominantly male. 92.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Corky Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Corky Smith, Corky Johnson, Corky 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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