Corey Boy
How popular is Corey?
#778 boy name in 2025
327 baby boys were named Corey in the US in 2025, making it the 778th most popular boy name. Another 24 girls got the name (#5,237 for girls).
Corey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #778 for boys (▼ 101 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 327 boys, 24 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #412 in 2015, #530 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (8,003 boys) |
| Highest rank | #52 in 1977 |
| First recorded | 1919 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Corey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Corey family of names ranked #517 for boys in 2025 (#444 the year before), with 569 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Corey is most popular
Babies named Corey per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.7 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.6 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.5 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Maryland: 0.5 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.4 per 1,000 (60 boys)
Corey by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1920s | 21 | #3,706 |
| 1930s | 15 | #2,449 |
| 1940s | 223 | #996 |
| 1950s | 1,856 | #437 |
| 1960s | 9,968 | #58 |
| 1970s | 41,000 | #52 |
| 1980s | 53,598 | #55 |
| 1990s | 50,223 | #56 |
| 2000s | 17,468 | #149 |
| 2010s | 7,990 | #313 |
| 2020s | 2,653 | #530 |
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Questions
- Is Corey a boy or girl name?
- Corey is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Corey were boys.
- How popular is the name Corey?
- 327 baby boys were named Corey in the US in 2025, making it the 778th most popular boy name. Another 24 girls got the name (#5,237 for girls).
- When was Corey most popular?
- Corey peaked in 1989, when 8,003 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #52 in 1977.
- How many people are named Corey?
- 194,076 babies have been named Corey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 183,210 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Corey most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Corey was most common in Mississippi, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.