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
Corby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1954, with 39 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 39 Corbys were born — ranking #1,623 that year. As of 2026, Corby ranks #11,138 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 303 Corbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Corby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 59 Corbys were born — ranking #1,054 that year. As of 2026, Corby ranks #12,141 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Corbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through 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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