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Korby

/ˈkɔɹbi/ · 89% boys · last recorded 2000

Korby has been given to about 106 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɔɹbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 94
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Korby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1971 · 10
  • Born in 20250
  • All time106

How popular is Korby?

Its best year was 1971, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 3268th. The typical living American called Korby is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Korby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kolby0.85
  2. Koby0.85
  3. Colby0.81
  4. Coby0.81
  5. Kory0.79
  6. Cory0.75
  7. Korbyn0.78
  8. Bobby0.70

Middle names for Korby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Korby Paul0.77
  2. Korby Lee0.77
  3. Korby Dean0.76
  4. Korby Blake0.76
  5. Korby Bryce0.76
  6. Korby Wade0.76

Sibling names for Korby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Shanebrother · 0.54
  2. Marisolsister · 0.52
  3. Damonbrother · 0.52
  4. Larasister · 0.51
  5. Shawnbrother · 0.50
  6. Sabrinasister · 0.49

Where Korby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Korby Anderson0.77
    2. Korby White0.72
    3. Korby Reyes0.72
    4. Korby Nguyen0.72
    5. Korby Lee0.72
    6. Korby Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Korby

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.