Corey

#5,238 for girls in 2025, 24 births · #778 for boys in 2025, 327 births
Given to boys 95.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1977 · 6,041 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
28 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
185,020
since 1919

Corey over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #52, 1977boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,23824#778327
2024#6,64217#677403
2023#5,96020#642430
2022#6,46418#634437
2021#5,23724#552517
2020#4,35831#530539
2019#4,65329#491586
2018#5,45423#465623
2017#5,51723#467650
2016#5,79622#415770
2015#6,45219#412755
2014#6,98717#384809
2013#7,37216#358879
2012#5,55724#351880
2011#6,33520#3131,027
2010#5,60224#3161,011
2009#5,53725#2941,124
2008#4,88230#2871,184
2007#6,55220#2511,403
2006#5,70923#2341,534
2005#4,37331#2131,705
2004#2,92754#2111,674
2003#3,59039#1991,887
2002#2,55461#1812,105
2001#2,51261#1682,245
2000#2,23670#1492,607
1999#1,84486#1352,827
1998#1,63699#1153,201
1997#1,312132#1103,416
1996#1,223144#944,087
1995#914206#744,976
1994#869225#735,279
1993#785261#685,674
1992#790257#656,140
1991#714295#586,931
1990#673319#567,692
1989#697287#558,003
1988#619323#567,328
1987#590330#576,444
1986#522394#625,762
1985#527378#635,228
1984#607294#694,243
1983#608289#743,967
1982#653273#743,939
1981#660268#694,247
1980#650281#684,437
1979#610290#634,738
1978#576298#614,942
1977#525350#526,041
1976#579283#644,432
1975#602267#713,876
1974#682216#773,382
1973#695214#893,019
1972#855151#952,990
1971#917142#773,766
1970#1,026120#843,814
1969#881142#584,924
1968#1,13389#1711,577
1967#1,68246#345466
1966#1,63247#347465
1965#1,82939#337505
1964#1,83641#363458
1963#1,50855#384427
1962#1,62748#383437
1961#1,72044#395406
1960#1,67345#458303
1959#1,43556#462295
1958#1,65742#458295
1957#2,34723#482261
1956#2,53020#438293
1955#2,72517#465253
1954#3,49011#605149
1953#3,68710#79880
1952#3,37211#677105
1951#4,8336#85267
1950#3,9628#89958
1949#3,8928#99749
1948#5,2435#1,17337
1947—#1,69620
1946—#1,60120
1945#4,0256#1,44521
1944—#1,52520
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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five boys were named Corey! It came in at #4,168, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1925, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Corey is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedNHWashington: #213 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,710 boysWAIdaho: #170 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 902 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #108 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 559 boysNDMinnesota: #196 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,171 boysMNIllinois: #443 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,593 boysILWisconsin: #194 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,257 boysWIMichigan: #302 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,439 boysMINew York: #313 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,741 boysNYMassachusetts: #268 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,737 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedRIOregon: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,352 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedSDIowa: #232 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,328 boysIAIndiana: #436 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,031 boysINOhio: #396 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,969 boysOHPennsylvania: #395 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 9,084 boysPANew Jersey: #374 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,012 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #328 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 3,259 boysCAUtah: #190 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,014 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #331 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,400 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedVAMaryland: #376 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,565 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedNMKansas: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,200 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #576 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,252 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedHITexas: #579 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,974 boysTXFlorida: #464 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,872 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#108 · 1 in 559
  2. Idaho#170 · 1 in 902
  3. Utah#190 · 1 in 1,014
  4. Wisconsin#194 · 1 in 2,257
  5. Minnesota#196 · 1 in 2,171

Best ever in a state: #21 in Louisiana, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#108131 in 559
Idaho#17081 in 902
Utah#190121 in 1,014
Wisconsin#194211 in 2,257
Minnesota#196191 in 2,171
Oregon#203131 in 1,352
Washington#213181 in 1,710
Iowa#232131 in 2,328
Massachusetts#268101 in 5,737
Michigan#302211 in 4,439
Kansas#30671 in 3,200
New York#313481 in 3,741
California#328581 in 3,259
Missouri#331111 in 4,400
New Jersey#37491 in 7,012
Maryland#37651 in 6,565
Pennsylvania#395131 in 9,084
Ohio#396141 in 7,969
Indiana#43661 in 9,031
Illinois#443151 in 7,593
Florida#46481 in 6,872
Louisiana#57651 in 8,252
Texas#579151 in 7,974
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Corey
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 101 spots since 2024 (#677 → #778)
  • 248 spots since 2020 (#530 → #778)
  • 366 spots since 2015 (#412 → #778)
  • Biggest jump: 193 spots in 1954 (#798 → #605)
  • Biggest drop: 121 spots in 1953 (#677 → #798)
Rise & fade · boys
58 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1977 at #52 (6,041 births)
  • Births halved by 1999, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1969–1996
  • Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1949–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 250
  • Highest: 1 in 250 boys born in 1989 were named Corey (0.40%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,223 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #52 in 1977, was only 1 in 272 (0.37%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 29.0% of all boys named Corey (53,598) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,168 (1919)#4,168
1920s21#3,708 (1926)#4,095
1930s15#2,449 (1939)#2,812
1940s223#997 (1949)#1,570
1950s1,856#438 (1956)#614
1960s9,968#58 (1969)#324
1970s41,000#52 (1977)#73
1980s53,598#55 (1989)#65
1990s50,223#56 (1990)#85
2000s17,468#149 (2000)#219
2010s7,990#313 (2011)#397
2020s2,653#530 (2020)#636

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Corey in 1961

girls
#1,720
44 births · 1 in 45,875 girls
boys
#395
406 births · 1 in 5,232 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #1,720Corey44

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #395Corey406
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 45,875 of them was named Corey, which outranked 77.1% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Corey
  1. #1,697Thomasina45
  2. #1,697Valeri45
  3. #1,697Willette45
  4. #1,720Corey44
  5. #1,720Charlie44
  6. #1,720Chiquita44
  7. #1,720Darryl44
  8. #1,742Adelina43
  9. #1,742Adelita43
  10. #1,742Agatha43

Tied with 21 names at #1,720; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 5,232 of them was named Corey, which outranked 91.5% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Corey
  1. #392Rudolph414
  2. #393Luke413
  3. #394Sheldon408
  4. #395Corey406
  5. #396Mitch400
  6. #397Alfonso399
  7. #398Archie397
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961 →