Corey
#5,238 for girls in 2025, 24 births · #778 for boys in 2025, 327 births
Given to boys 95.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1977 · 6,041 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 28 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 185,020since 1919
Corey over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,238 | 24 | #778 | 327 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | #677 | 403 |
| 2023 | #5,960 | 20 | #642 | 430 |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | #634 | 437 |
| 2021 | #5,237 | 24 | #552 | 517 |
| 2020 | #4,358 | 31 | #530 | 539 |
| 2019 | #4,653 | 29 | #491 | 586 |
| 2018 | #5,454 | 23 | #465 | 623 |
| 2017 | #5,517 | 23 | #467 | 650 |
| 2016 | #5,796 | 22 | #415 | 770 |
| 2015 | #6,452 | 19 | #412 | 755 |
| 2014 | #6,987 | 17 | #384 | 809 |
| 2013 | #7,372 | 16 | #358 | 879 |
| 2012 | #5,557 | 24 | #351 | 880 |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 | #313 | 1,027 |
| 2010 | #5,602 | 24 | #316 | 1,011 |
| 2009 | #5,537 | 25 | #294 | 1,124 |
| 2008 | #4,882 | 30 | #287 | 1,184 |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | #251 | 1,403 |
| 2006 | #5,709 | 23 | #234 | 1,534 |
| 2005 | #4,373 | 31 | #213 | 1,705 |
| 2004 | #2,927 | 54 | #211 | 1,674 |
| 2003 | #3,590 | 39 | #199 | 1,887 |
| 2002 | #2,554 | 61 | #181 | 2,105 |
| 2001 | #2,512 | 61 | #168 | 2,245 |
| 2000 | #2,236 | 70 | #149 | 2,607 |
| 1999 | #1,844 | 86 | #135 | 2,827 |
| 1998 | #1,636 | 99 | #115 | 3,201 |
| 1997 | #1,312 | 132 | #110 | 3,416 |
| 1996 | #1,223 | 144 | #94 | 4,087 |
| 1995 | #914 | 206 | #74 | 4,976 |
| 1994 | #869 | 225 | #73 | 5,279 |
| 1993 | #785 | 261 | #68 | 5,674 |
| 1992 | #790 | 257 | #65 | 6,140 |
| 1991 | #714 | 295 | #58 | 6,931 |
| 1990 | #673 | 319 | #56 | 7,692 |
| 1989 | #697 | 287 | #55 | 8,003 |
| 1988 | #619 | 323 | #56 | 7,328 |
| 1987 | #590 | 330 | #57 | 6,444 |
| 1986 | #522 | 394 | #62 | 5,762 |
| 1985 | #527 | 378 | #63 | 5,228 |
| 1984 | #607 | 294 | #69 | 4,243 |
| 1983 | #608 | 289 | #74 | 3,967 |
| 1982 | #653 | 273 | #74 | 3,939 |
| 1981 | #660 | 268 | #69 | 4,247 |
| 1980 | #650 | 281 | #68 | 4,437 |
| 1979 | #610 | 290 | #63 | 4,738 |
| 1978 | #576 | 298 | #61 | 4,942 |
| 1977 | #525 | 350 | #52 | 6,041 |
| 1976 | #579 | 283 | #64 | 4,432 |
| 1975 | #602 | 267 | #71 | 3,876 |
| 1974 | #682 | 216 | #77 | 3,382 |
| 1973 | #695 | 214 | #89 | 3,019 |
| 1972 | #855 | 151 | #95 | 2,990 |
| 1971 | #917 | 142 | #77 | 3,766 |
| 1970 | #1,026 | 120 | #84 | 3,814 |
| 1969 | #881 | 142 | #58 | 4,924 |
| 1968 | #1,133 | 89 | #171 | 1,577 |
| 1967 | #1,682 | 46 | #345 | 466 |
| 1966 | #1,632 | 47 | #347 | 465 |
| 1965 | #1,829 | 39 | #337 | 505 |
| 1964 | #1,836 | 41 | #363 | 458 |
| 1963 | #1,508 | 55 | #384 | 427 |
| 1962 | #1,627 | 48 | #383 | 437 |
| 1961 | #1,720 | 44 | #395 | 406 |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 45 | #458 | 303 |
| 1959 | #1,435 | 56 | #462 | 295 |
| 1958 | #1,657 | 42 | #458 | 295 |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | #482 | 261 |
| 1956 | #2,530 | 20 | #438 | 293 |
| 1955 | #2,725 | 17 | #465 | 253 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #605 | 149 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #798 | 80 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #677 | 105 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #852 | 67 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #899 | 58 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #997 | 49 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #1,173 | 37 |
| 1947 | — | #1,696 | 20 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,601 | 20 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #1,445 | 21 |
| 1944 | — | #1,525 | 20 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,486 | 22 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,334 | 27 | |
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| 1940 | — | #2,871 | 7 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,449 | 9 | |
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| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
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| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
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| 1926 | — | #3,708 | 6 | |
| 1925 | — | #4,197 | 5 | |
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| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
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| 1919 | — | #4,168 | 5 | |
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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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#32 · 1 in 110
- Louisiana#44 · 1 in 199
- Vermont#50 · 1 in 186
- Maine#52 · 1 in 214
- South Dakota#58 · 1 in 212
Best ever in a state: #21 in Louisiana, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #32 | 42 | 1 in 110 |
| Louisiana | #44 | 157 | 1 in 199 |
| Vermont | #50 | 16 | 1 in 186 |
| Maine | #52 | 34 | 1 in 214 |
| Minnesota | #58 | 110 | 1 in 244 |
| South Dakota | #58 | 21 | 1 in 212 |
| Iowa | #59 | 76 | 1 in 252 |
| New Hampshire | #62 | 21 | 1 in 244 |
| Idaho | #64 | 22 | 1 in 265 |
| Virginia | #64 | 91 | 1 in 367 |
| Wisconsin | #65 | 103 | 1 in 295 |
| Montana | #66 | 18 | 1 in 259 |
| Oregon | #66 | 43 | 1 in 338 |
| Nebraska | #68 | 33 | 1 in 327 |
| Alaska | #78 | 8 | 1 in 337 |
| New Jersey | #79 | 92 | 1 in 499 |
| Washington | #80 | 52 | 1 in 419 |
| Wyoming | #82 | 7 | 1 in 310 |
| Utah | #84 | 32 | 1 in 379 |
| Michigan | #85 | 141 | 1 in 489 |
| Arkansas | #86 | 37 | 1 in 404 |
| Massachusetts | #87 | 60 | 1 in 628 |
| Tennessee | #88 | 77 | 1 in 417 |
| Illinois | #89 | 166 | 1 in 498 |
| Kansas | #90 | 34 | 1 in 422 |
| Florida | #91 | 104 | 1 in 485 |
| Colorado | #94 | 35 | 1 in 517 |
| Pennsylvania | #97 | 125 | 1 in 633 |
| Georgia | #98 | 88 | 1 in 461 |
| North Carolina | #99 | 82 | 1 in 507 |
| Oklahoma | #99 | 41 | 1 in 461 |
| Hawaii | #100 | 13 | 1 in 465 |
| Missouri | #106 | 58 | 1 in 606 |
| District of Columbia | #108 | 17 | 1 in 550 |
| Maryland | #109 | 37 | 1 in 637 |
| Alabama | #111 | 49 | 1 in 564 |
| Nevada | #112 | 6 | 1 in 567 |
| Indiana | #113 | 62 | 1 in 672 |
| New York | #114 | 163 | 1 in 748 |
| Connecticut | #117 | 24 | 1 in 743 |
| South Carolina | #122 | 36 | 1 in 605 |
| Delaware | #125 | 5 | 1 in 736 |
| Kentucky | #128 | 33 | 1 in 804 |
| Ohio | #131 | 91 | 1 in 894 |
| Mississippi | #133 | 30 | 1 in 664 |
| Texas | #142 | 171 | 1 in 622 |
| California | #147 | 192 | 1 in 782 |
| New Mexico | #187 | 10 | 1 in 883 |
| West Virginia | #190 | 8 | 1 in 1,728 |
| Arizona | #205 | 15 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 1977 at #52 (6,041 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1969–1996
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1949–2025
- 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
- 29.0% of all boys named Corey (53,598) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,168 (1919) | #4,168 |
| 1920s | 21 | #3,708 (1926) | #4,095 |
| 1930s | 15 | #2,449 (1939) | #2,812 |
| 1940s | 223 | #997 (1949) | #1,570 |
| 1950s | 1,856 | #438 (1956) | #614 |
| 1960s | 9,968 | #58 (1969) | #324 |
| 1970s | 41,000 | #52 (1977) | #73 |
| 1980s | 53,598 | #55 (1989) | #65 |
| 1990s | 50,223 | #56 (1990) | #85 |
| 2000s | 17,468 | #149 (2000) | #219 |
| 2010s | 7,990 | #313 (2011) | #397 |
| 2020s | 2,653 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 10,074 of them was named Corey, which outranked 91.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #848Rosetta153
- #853Melodie152
- #853Sharlene152
- #855Corey151
- #855Carmela151
- #855Lashanda151
- #855Mindi151
- #862Tressa150
- #863Bessie149
- #863Lenore149
Tied with 6 names at #855; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 542 of them was named Corey, which outranked 98.3% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.