How Many People Are Named Corley?
An estimated 554 people in the United States have the first name Corley. It is used for both genders, with 58.5% female. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Corley peaked in popularity in 1992 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Corley 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 Corley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Corley has undergone a significant gender shift. Originally given predominantly to boys, it is now more commonly a girls' name.
Estimated Living Americans
554
About 1 in 618,690 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
58.5% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1992
19 births
Total Registered
615
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Corley
Corley is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (41.5%) and females (58.5%). Out of 615 total births registered, 255 were male and 360 were female.
Corley as a male name
Ranked #12,661 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1921 (9 births)
Corley as a female name
Ranked #11,402 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2011 (18 births)
Corley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Corley span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 129 babies were registered. Corley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Corley by Decade
How has Corley 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.
Corley by State
Corley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Corley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Corley
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Corley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corley?
We estimate approximately 554 people named Corley 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 618,690 Americans share this first name.
Is Corley a common name?
Corley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 615 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Corley most popular?
Corley reached peak popularity in 1992, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Corley is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Corley a female name?
Corley is predominantly female. 58.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Corley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Corley Smith, Corley Johnson, Corley 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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