Cormick

#10,935 in 2025Boys' name

Chariot + son

Cormick has been given to 152 babies in the U.S. since 1995. In 2025 it ranked #10,935 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2014, with 14 recorded.

Babies named Cormick, 2025

1 in 553,000

Cormick over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Cormick: meaning, origin, and history

Chariot + son

Irish

What Cormick means

Cormick means “chariot + son”, associated with corb and mac.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Scottish Gaelic or from Irish Cormac, from Old Irish Cormac, Corbmac, from corb ("chariot") + mac ("son"). Many books also connect the name to an Irish word for "raven".

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Origin, language, and formation

Cormick is used in English. Its origins include Irish.

Cormick comes through Irish Cormac and Old Irish Cormac.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 152 boys were recorded with the name Cormick between 1995 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 14 in 2014; its best national rank was #6,049 in 2014.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #12,411 in 2020 to #10,935 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #8,165 in 2015 to #10,935 in 2025.

How common is Cormick?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 553,000; 6 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 285,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #10,935; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 382,984 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Cormick sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 382,984 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Cormick. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Cormicks were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Cormick was born before 2014 — so the typical Cormick is around 11 today.

Median birth year: 2014; About 11 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 58.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 88.2%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 152; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 58.6% of all recorded uses (89).

Is Cormick rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +268; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +1,476; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: −2,770; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.67×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 42.9%; Peak was 2014 (14)
Years since peak: 11; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 25.8% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,049; 2014

Spellings of Cormick

Cormick is not the most common spelling — Cormac is, with 83.1% against Cormick's 3.4%.

Cormac83.1%3,698
Carrick13.5%600
Cormick3.4%152

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Cormick by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #10,935
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 1,476
Best rank ever: #6,049; 2014
Peak year: 2014; 14 that year
First recorded: 1995
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 152
Count in 2025: 6

Names similar to Cormick

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Cormick

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Sydnie Rhianna Alysa Adelle Sydni Kendyl

For a brother

Aaden Kale Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn Hamilton

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