Given name
Corky
“an energetic young woman”
Corky is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “an energetic young woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an energetic young woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Corky through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 661
- 610 boys · 51 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 36 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 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 31 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 436 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Corky’s family of names
Corky has a related form in Cork. Corky has a related form in Corkea. Corky has a related form in Corkeah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Corky
- Corky LeeAmerican photographer (1947–2021)
- Corky CalhounAmerican basketball player (born 1950)
- Corky LaingCanadian musicianborn 1948
- Corky HaleAmerican musicianborn 1936
- Corky Siegelmusicianborn 1943
- Corky CorneliusAmerican musician (1914-1943)
- Corky MillerAmerican baseball playerborn 1976
- Corky DevlinAmerican basketball player1931–1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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