Baby name
FADING
🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 Cory
/KOR · ee/
Meaning
“Hollow”
English name, either a variant of Cora (from Greek Kore meaning maiden) or a short form of Cornelius; also used as a place name derivative from Old Norse kori meaning hollow.
Nicknames
cor
Vibe
strongplayful
How it ages.
Peaked in the 1980s-1990s in the US; starting to feel nostalgically retro.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US, Canada, and Australia from the 1970s through 1990s; declining in new births.