Corey
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning from the hollow; possibly descendant of core.
Babies a year
666
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#778
down from #678
UK popularity
#593
65 babies · down from #519
How Corey has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #413 |
| 2016 | #414 |
| 2017 | #467 |
| 2018 | #465 |
| 2019 | #491 |
| 2020 | #530 |
| 2021 | #552 |
| 2022 | #633 |
| 2023 | #642 |
| 2024 | #678 |
| 2025 | #778 |
In 2025, 65 babies in England and Wales were named Corey. In the US, 666 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 8,003 in 1989.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Corey was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.36% of American babies of that sex.
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