Cory vs Hamzah
Cory and Hamzahcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cory was ranked #1595 and Hamzah #711 among boys in England and Wales.
Cory and Hamzah over time
Cory and Hamzah appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Cory held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hamzah in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Cory reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hamzah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cory and Hamzah changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1595 and #711.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cory held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Hamzah in 11.
Highest recorded here: Cory #140 in 1996, Hamzah #202 in 2001.
The order changed in 2019: Hamzah moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #851 and #897; by 2019 that had become #974 and #642.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cory #1595, Hamzah #711.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cory | Hamzah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #404 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #711 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cory and Hamzah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Cory
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #77 among boys in New Zealand in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1991–1993
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in New Zealand, in 1991 (recorded 1991–1993).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Hamzah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #269 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #202 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #711 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys