Masculine dossier · first seen 1952
Kory
Endangered
Down 94.2% from peak
Peak era
1989
Peak births
601
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Kory
How many people are named Kory?
An estimated 13,607 living Americans are named Kory.
How rare is Kory?
Kory is very rare among babies today, with 35 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 94.2% from its 1989 peak.
How old is the typical Kory?
The median age of a living American named Kory is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 30 and 46 years old.
Is Kory still popular?
No. Kory is endangered as a baby name, down 94.2% from its 1989 peak with 35 births in 2025.
Where is Kory most common?
Kory has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 11.1× more often than the national baseline.
1952Peak 19892025
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
94.2%
2025
35
All-time
14,385
Where it lives now
Kory is most concentrated in North Dakota — about 7.7× the national rate in the 1970s. It also runs high in Iowa.
States where Kory is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.