Corby

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Corby: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Corby: Recorded since 1998, it reached #1,513 in 2003, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
21times a registrar ranked it
27years from first to last
#1513highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1998	#2901
1999	#2097
2000	#3036
2002	#2636
2003	#1513
2004	#2578
2005	#2418
2006	#4052
2007	#2435
2008	#3687
2010	#2199
2011	#3300
2012	#3416
2013	#2216
2015	#3908
2016	#2175
2017	#3996
2018	#3412
2019	#3937
2020	#4608
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 21 of the 27 years from 1998 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1998–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #1513 among boys in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Corby by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Corby in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	8	2 of 10	4
2000s	42	8 of 10	5
2010sbusiest	55	9 of 10	6
2020s	6	2 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Corby appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1513 in England and Wales in 2003.

Corby's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3412	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2175	10	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3908	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3416	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#4052	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1513	10	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2097	5	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1998 and 2024, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,513, first reached in 2003.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2003.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2003Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Corbin · #293, 26y
Corbyn · #342, 24y
Cordelia · #532, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Danilo · #1513, 24y
Mishal · #1512, 24y
Shaylan · #1511, 23y
Tafari · #1511, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Danilo · #1513, 24y
Mishal · #1512, 24y
Tafari · #1511, 26y
Rai · #1516, 22y

Corby and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Corby without appearing here.

Corby moved ahead of

Maddison Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3687 and #3687 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2199 and #4678.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3687 and #2775 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2216 and #4685.
Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3687 and #3687 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2199 and #3865.
Graeme Compare
In 2010 they stood at #4052 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #3300 and #4647.

Moved ahead of Corby

Leif Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2216 and #2954 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3908 and #1786.
Harper Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2418 and #2754 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #4052 and #2087.
Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3412 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3937 and #2104.
Daithi Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3937 and #4702 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #3334.

Moved the opposite way to Corby

Albie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Corby went from #2901 to #5119 while Albie went from #716 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Corby went from #2901 to #5119 while Alfie went from #71 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Corby went from #2901 to #5119 while Alfred went from #174 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Corby went from #2901 to #5119 while Archie went from #120 to #10.

Moved the same way as Corby

Aaron Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Corby went from #2901 to #5119 and Aaron from #31 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Corby went from #2901 to #5119 and Adam from #21 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Corby went from #2901 to #5119 and Alan from #196 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Corby went from #2901 to #5119 and Alex from #46 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1513 in England and Wales in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Corby

Corby at a glance

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Popularity journey

Corby by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Corby appears in

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Corby at a glance

Corby by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Corby appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Corby and the names beside it

Corby moved ahead of

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