Corby
Corby is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Northampton. In 2021, the parish had a population of 62,341, while the wider built-up area had a population of 68,160. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Corby; at the 2021 census, the former borough had a population of 75,571.
Meaning & Origin of Corby
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corby is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Northampton. In 2021, the parish had a population of 62,341, while the wider built-up area had a population of 68,160. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Corby; at the 2021 census, the former borough had a population of 75,571.
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The Story of Corby
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Corby as a girl name dates back to 1954, when 39 babies received it. 1954 was its biggest year on record, with 39 newborns named Corby — #1,623 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Corby on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Corby last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 303 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Corby on the record books as a boy name in 1922, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 59 Corbys were born — ranking #1,054 that year. About 31% of every Corby on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Corby last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Corby
Corby is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Corby's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #1,054. Use the chart and map above to compare Corby's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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