Corday
Corday is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Barbara Corday, American television executive, writer, and producer Ben Corday (1875–1938), American tattoo artist and actor Betty Corday (1912–1987), American soap opera producer, wife of Ted Corday Charlotte Corday (1768–1793), assassin of Jean-Paul Marat Christine Corday, American artist Deniz Corday, started a disco in…
Meaning & Origin of Corday
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corday is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Barbara Corday, American television executive, writer, and producer Ben Corday (1875–1938), American tattoo artist and actor Betty Corday (1912–1987), American soap opera producer, wife of Ted Corday Charlotte Corday (1768–1793), assassin of Jean-Paul Marat Christine Corday, American artist Deniz Corday, started a disco in…
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The Story of Corday
Corday first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 32 Cordays were born — ranking #3,421 that year. As of 2026, Corday ranks #12,153 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 193 Cordays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Corday
Corday is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 193 births in the dataset. Corday's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,421. Use the chart and map above to compare Corday'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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