How Many People Are Named Kory?
An estimated 14,932 people in the United States have the first name Kory. It is predominantly male (91.5%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Kory peaked in popularity in 1989 with 651 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kory 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 Kory paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,932
About 1 in 22,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
91.5% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1989
651 births
Total Registered
15,680
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kory
Kory is predominantly male (91.5%), though 1,330 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kory as a male name
Ranked #2,972 in 2024
42 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (601 births)
Kory as a female name
Ranked #9,236 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (50 births)
Kory: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kory span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 4,510 babies were registered. Kory has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kory by Decade
How has Kory 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.
Kory by State
Birth registrations for Kory span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in West Virginia, Maine, Alaska. On average, about 240 Korys were registered per state.
Kory + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kory as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kory
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kory: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kory?
We estimate approximately 14,932 people named Kory 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 22,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Kory a common name?
Kory is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,680 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kory most popular?
Kory reached peak popularity in 1989, when 651 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kory is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kory a male name?
Kory is predominantly male. 91.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kory Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kory Smith, Kory Johnson, Kory 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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