Corey
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning from the hollow; possibly descendant of core.
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 |
Corey by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 8,003 babies in 1989, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1990, about 1 in 280 American boys born that year was called Corey.
Names that come from Corey
Forms of Corey in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Corey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Corey
Names that are said the same way as Corey, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Corey
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