Cory vs Macaulay
Cory and Macaulaycompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 1998, Cory was ranked #240 and Macaulay #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Cory was ranked #404 and Macaulay #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cory was ranked #1595 and Macaulay #1951 among boys in England and Wales.
Cory and Macaulay over time
Cory and Macaulay appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Cory held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Macaulay in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Cory #140 in 1996, Macaulay #143 in 1996.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1996 they stood at #140 and #143 in England and Wales · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2024 they were #1595 and #1951.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cory held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Macaulay in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cory #140 in 1996, Macaulay #143 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cory #1595, Macaulay #1951.
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 | Macaulay |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #404 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #352 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cory has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Macaulay.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.
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
Macaulay
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #143 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: #143 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1951 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys