Boy nameCurrently #678 in the USFalling
Corey
KOR-ee//ˈkɔːri//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19895 lettersStarts with C
Meaning & origin
From the hollow, or seething pool
Corey comes from an Irish surname and place name, likely referring to a hollow or a seething, churning pool. Its casual, friendly sound made it especially common through the 1980s and 1990s.
Corey's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Corey |
|---|---|
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1926 | 6 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1939 | 9 |
| 1940 | 7 |
| 1942 | 27 |
| 1943 | 22 |
| 1944 | 20 |
| 1945 | 27 |
| 1946 | 20 |
| 1947 | 20 |
| 1948 | 42 |
| 1949 | 57 |
| 1950 | 66 |
| 1951 | 73 |
| 1952 | 116 |
| 1953 | 90 |
| 1954 | 160 |
| 1955 | 269 |
| 1956 | 314 |
| 1957 | 284 |
| 1958 | 337 |
| 1959 | 351 |
| 1960 | 349 |
| 1961 | 449 |
| 1962 | 485 |
| 1963 | 482 |
| 1964 | 499 |
| 1965 | 545 |
| 1966 | 512 |
| 1967 | 512 |
| 1968 | 1,666 |
| 1969 | 5,067 |
| 1970 | 3,933 |
| 1971 | 3,908 |
| 1972 | 3,142 |
| 1973 | 3,233 |
| 1974 | 3,597 |
| 1975 | 4,143 |
| 1976 | 4,716 |
| 1977 | 6,390 |
| 1978 | 5,240 |
| 1979 | 5,027 |
| 1980 | 4,719 |
| 1981 | 4,515 |
| 1982 | 4,212 |
| 1983 | 4,256 |
| 1984 | 4,538 |
| 1985 | 5,608 |
| 1986 | 6,156 |
| 1987 | 6,773 |
| 1988 | 7,653 |
| 1989 | 8,291 |
| 1990 | 8,010 |
| 1991 | 7,225 |
| 1992 | 6,397 |
| 1993 | 5,935 |
| 1994 | 5,504 |
| 1995 | 5,182 |
| 1996 | 4,231 |
| 1997 | 3,548 |
| 1998 | 3,300 |
| 1999 | 2,913 |
| 2000 | 2,677 |
| 2001 | 2,306 |
| 2002 | 2,166 |
| 2003 | 1,926 |
| 2004 | 1,728 |
| 2005 | 1,736 |
| 2006 | 1,557 |
| 2007 | 1,423 |
| 2008 | 1,213 |
| 2009 | 1,149 |
| 2010 | 1,035 |
| 2011 | 1,047 |
| 2012 | 904 |
| 2013 | 895 |
| 2014 | 826 |
| 2015 | 773 |
| 2016 | 792 |
| 2017 | 672 |
| 2018 | 646 |
| 2019 | 614 |
| 2020 | 569 |
| 2021 | 541 |
| 2022 | 455 |
| 2023 | 447 |
| 2024 | 419 |
Corey through the decades
- Corey peaked in 1989, when 8,291 babies were named Corey in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Corey has fallen 50% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Corey currently ranks #678 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Cor
Variants & spellings
Cory