Given name
Corkey
“an energetic young woman”·“from the swampland”
Corkey is a variant of Corky. One American interpretation is “an energetic young woman.” Corkey is a variant of Cork. One interpretation is “from the swampland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Corkey is a variant of Corky. One American interpretation is “an energetic young woman.” Corkey is a variant of Cork. One interpretation is “from the swampland.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Corkey is a variant of Corky. An origin associated with Corky is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Corkey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 34 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1960.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Corkey’s family of names
Corkey has a related form in Corky. Corkey has a related form in Cork.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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