Declining since 1987, #12,008 for boys today.
Popularity of Corby since 1922
Babies named Corby per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 5 |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 48 |
| 1950s | 143 | 142 |
| 1960s | 62 | 230 |
| 1970s | 59 | 418 |
| 1980s | 20 | 210 |
| 1990s | 19 | 176 |
| 2000s | 0 | 86 |
| 2010s | 0 | 25 |
| 2020s | 0 | 10 |
Meaning & origin
Corby is a rare given name in the United States, first recorded in Social Security data in 1922. It reached its peak popularity in 1973, though even then it was uncommon. Since 1987, its usage has been declining, and in 2025 it ranked 12,008th with only about 1 in every 341,615 baby boys receiving the name. It has never been recorded among the top 1,000 names in any state. Corby fits the pattern of English surnames adopted as first names, joining the ranks of names like Carson and Grant, but remains far less common.
Corby is believed to be a transferred use of an English surname. The surname likely derives from any of several places in England called Corby, Old English 'Cori's by' meaning 'farmstead or village of a man named Cori'. The name has been used occasionally as a given name since the 20th century, following a trend of adopting surnames as first names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Cor
Variants: Corbie, Corbey
Sibling names for Corby
Names that share Corby's style, for a brother or sister.
