Cordy
Cordy is a surname, given name and nickname which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Cordy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cordy is a surname, given name and nickname which may refer to:
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The Story of Cordy
As a girl name
Cordy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1909, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1955: 8 births, good for #4,375 nationwide. About 27% of every Cordy on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Cordy last appeared in the published SSA data in 1955, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 41 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Cordy as a boy name dates back to 1953, when 5 babies received it. 1972 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Cordy — #3,962 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Cordy on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Cordy last appeared in the published SSA data in 1981, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 32 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cordy
Cordy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Cordy's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #4,375. Use the chart and map above to compare Cordy'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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