Corday comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Rope Maker | Formal: Maker of Cords.
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How popular is Corday?
2008peak year
Today, Corday is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12542), with only about 5 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2008, 32 babies were given the name (ranked #3429 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. In all, around 193 babies have been registered as Corday since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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