Corris
Corris is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, about 4.5 miles (7 km) north of the town of Machynlleth. The village lies on the west bank of the Afon Dulas, around that river's confluence with the Afon Deri. Corris railway station is the headquarters and museum of the Corris Railway, a preserved narrow gauge railway.
Meaning & Origin of Corris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corris is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, about 4.5 miles (7 km) north of the town of Machynlleth. The village lies on the west bank of the Afon Dulas, around that river's confluence with the Afon Deri. Corris railway station is the headquarters and museum of the Corris Railway, a preserved narrow gauge railway.
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The Story of Corris
As a girl name
Corris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 8 Corriss were born — ranking #3,664 that year. As of 2026, Corris ranks #3,664 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Corriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Corris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1927, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 7 Corriss were born — ranking #3,450 that year. As of 2026, Corris ranks #7,906 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Corriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Corris
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- Edward Hurst Davies (1855–1927) Quarry manager and owner
- Rhisiart Morgan Davies (1903–1958) Welsh physicist
- Herbert Harold Disley quarry manager and father of John Disley.
- John Disley (1928–2016), Olympic medal winning athlete
- Kathy Jones (born 1968), Anglican priest and Dean of Bangor
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About the name Corris
Corris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Corris's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #3,450. Use the chart and map above to compare Corris'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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