Corney
Corney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Waberthwaite, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
Meaning & Origin of Corney
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Waberthwaite, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.
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The Story of Corney
The earliest SSA record of Corney as a baby boy name dates back to 1915, when 6 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Corney — #4,967 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 74% of all recorded Corneys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1991 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 65 Corneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Corney
Corney is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Corney's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #4,967. Use the chart and map above to compare Corney'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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