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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #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
1943—#1,48622
1942—#1,33427
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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 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #73 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 321 boysAKMaine: #45 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 166 boysMEVermont: #51 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 181 boysVTNew Hampshire: #55 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 211 boysNHWashington: #76 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 370 boysWAIdaho: #111 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 601 boysIDMontana: #77 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 323 boysMTNorth Dakota: #46 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 178 boysNDMinnesota: #52 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 219 boysMNIllinois: #61 for boys · 258 births · 1 in 325 boysILWisconsin: #67 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 339 boysWIMichigan: #50 for boys · 288 births · 1 in 233 boysMINew York: #72 for boys · 286 births · 1 in 388 boysNYMassachusetts: #62 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 343 boysMARhode Island: #65 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 353 boysRIOregon: #87 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 461 boysORNevada: #89 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 450 boysNVWyoming: #82 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 396 boysWYSouth Dakota: #55 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 222 boysSDIowa: #56 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 241 boysIAIndiana: #66 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 318 boysINOhio: #73 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 410 boysOHPennsylvania: #66 for boys · 214 births · 1 in 355 boysPANew Jersey: #75 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 477 boysNJConnecticut: #88 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 524 boysCTCalifornia: #147 for boys · 250 births · 1 in 719 boysCAUtah: #83 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 422 boysUTColorado: #86 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 453 boysCONebraska: #81 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 443 boysNEMissouri: #61 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 292 boysMOKentucky: #77 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 408 boysKYWest Virginia: #120 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 869 boysWVVirginia: #61 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 317 boysVAMaryland: #63 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 328 boysMDDelaware: #68 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 338 boysDEArizona: #144 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 722 boysAZNew Mexico: #239 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,281 boysNMKansas: #70 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 318 boysKSArkansas: #57 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 224 boysARTennessee: #64 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 296 boysTNNorth Carolina: #56 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 254 boysNCSouth Carolina: #39 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 191 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #75 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 343 boysDCOklahoma: #87 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 419 boysOKLouisiana: #33 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 150 boysLAMississippi: #53 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 240 boysMSAlabama: #50 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 235 boysALGeorgia: #43 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 208 boysGAHawaii: #119 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 537 boysHITexas: #98 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 436 boysTXFlorida: #56 for boys · 187 births · 1 in 293 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#33 · 1 in 150
  2. South Carolina#39 · 1 in 191
  3. Georgia#43 · 1 in 208
  4. Maine#45 · 1 in 166
  5. North Dakota#46 · 1 in 178

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#332331 in 150
South Carolina#391101 in 191
Georgia#431891 in 208
Maine#45431 in 166
North Dakota#46311 in 178
Alabama#501151 in 235
Michigan#502881 in 233
Vermont#51171 in 181
Minnesota#521421 in 219
Mississippi#53791 in 240
New Hampshire#55271 in 211
South Dakota#55241 in 222
Florida#561871 in 293
Iowa#56921 in 241
North Carolina#561481 in 254
Arkansas#57711 in 224
Illinois#612581 in 325
Missouri#611261 in 292
Virginia#611051 in 317
Massachusetts#62991 in 343
Maryland#63691 in 328
Tennessee#641111 in 296
Rhode Island#65151 in 353
Indiana#661291 in 318
Pennsylvania#662141 in 355
Wisconsin#671021 in 339
Delaware#68111 in 338
Kansas#70531 in 318
New York#722861 in 388
Alaska#73111 in 321
Ohio#731961 in 410
District of Columbia#75231 in 343
New Jersey#75891 in 477
Washington#76801 in 370
Kentucky#77691 in 408
Montana#77181 in 323
Nebraska#81271 in 443
Wyoming#8291 in 396
Utah#83451 in 422
Colorado#86481 in 453
Oklahoma#87511 in 419
Oregon#87421 in 461
Connecticut#88331 in 524
Nevada#89111 in 450
Texas#982831 in 436
Idaho#111141 in 601
Hawaii#119121 in 537
West Virginia#120161 in 869
Arizona#144291 in 722
California#1472501 in 719
New Mexico#23981 in 1,281

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 1979

girls
#610
290 births · 1 in 5,535 girls
boys
#63
4,738 births · 1 in 363 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #610Corey290

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #63Corey4,738
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 5,535 of them was named Corey, which outranked 94.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Corey
  1. #607Kami293
  2. #607Noemi293
  3. #609Sharonda291
  4. #610Corey290
  5. #610Dolores290
  6. #612Edna289
  7. #613Natalia288
  8. #613Olga288

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

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

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 363 of them was named Corey, which outranked 99.1% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Corey
  1. #60Todd4,984
  2. #61Juan4,946
  3. #62Dustin4,899
  4. #63Corey4,738
  5. #64Shaun4,736
  6. #65Jared4,670
  7. #66Erik4,640
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

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

See the top 100 for 1979 →