Cory is a spelling of Corey, a name of uncertain origin that is usually traced to an Irish surname or to the Old Norse personal name Kori; the Gaelic word coire, "hollow" or "cauldron", is sometimes offered as its meaning. It was a favorite of the 1970s and 1980s, when Corey Haim and Corey Feldman were teen stars. Cory stood at number 227 in 2000, fell out of the US top 1000 in 2022 and ranks number 1,245 in 2025.