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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #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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1939—#2,4499
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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 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 671 boysAKMaine: #67 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 240 boysMEVermont: #94 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 306 boysVTNew Hampshire: #93 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 350 boysNHWashington: #141 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 636 boysWAIdaho: #162 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 623 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #145 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 631 boysNDMinnesota: #120 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 589 boysMNIllinois: #136 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 622 boysILWisconsin: #137 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 737 boysWIMichigan: #99 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 449 boysMINew York: #111 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 628 boysNYMassachusetts: #81 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 356 boysMARhode Island: #57 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 201 boysRIOregon: #178 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 774 boysORNevada: #262 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,336 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #156 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 646 boysSDIowa: #142 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 677 boysIAIndiana: #100 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 419 boysINOhio: #87 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 368 boysOHPennsylvania: #87 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 390 boysPANew Jersey: #96 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 546 boysNJConnecticut: #86 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 410 boysCTCalifornia: #240 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 1,403 boysCAUtah: #234 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,275 boysUTColorado: #169 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 807 boysCONebraska: #126 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 513 boysNEMissouri: #92 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 337 boysMOKentucky: #74 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 298 boysKYWest Virginia: #57 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 211 boysWVVirginia: #72 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 333 boysVAMaryland: #69 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 296 boysMDDelaware: #65 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 245 boysDEArizona: #212 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 981 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Corey, so not publishedNMKansas: #140 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 595 boysKSArkansas: #102 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 444 boysARTennessee: #78 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 333 boysTNNorth Carolina: #66 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 307 boysNCSouth Carolina: #64 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 315 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #107 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 415 boysDCOklahoma: #114 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 457 boysOKLouisiana: #49 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 238 boysLAMississippi: #61 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 305 boysMSAlabama: #67 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 304 boysALGeorgia: #71 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 353 boysGAHawaii: #96 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 376 boysHITexas: #165 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 797 boysTXFlorida: #81 for boys · 219 births · 1 in 392 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#49 · 1 in 238
  2. Rhode Island#57 · 1 in 201
  3. West Virginia#57 · 1 in 211
  4. Mississippi#61 · 1 in 305
  5. South Carolina#64 · 1 in 315

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#491131 in 238
Rhode Island#57261 in 201
West Virginia#57441 in 211
Mississippi#61491 in 305
South Carolina#64641 in 315
Delaware#65161 in 245
North Carolina#661531 in 307
Alabama#67811 in 304
Maine#67241 in 240
Maryland#69951 in 296
Georgia#711421 in 353
Virginia#721161 in 333
Kentucky#74781 in 298
Tennessee#781041 in 333
Florida#812191 in 392
Massachusetts#811021 in 356
Connecticut#86451 in 410
Ohio#871901 in 368
Pennsylvania#871691 in 390
Missouri#921021 in 337
New Hampshire#93171 in 350
Vermont#9481 in 306
Hawaii#96141 in 376
New Jersey#96881 in 546
Michigan#991321 in 449
Indiana#100891 in 419
Arkansas#102331 in 444
District of Columbia#107121 in 415
New York#1111831 in 628
Oklahoma#114441 in 457
Minnesota#120491 in 589
Nebraska#126191 in 513
Illinois#1361281 in 622
Wisconsin#137391 in 737
Kansas#140261 in 595
Washington#141531 in 636
Iowa#142241 in 677
North Dakota#14561 in 631
South Dakota#15661 in 646
Alaska#16251 in 671
Idaho#162121 in 623
Texas#1651971 in 797
Colorado#169311 in 807
Oregon#178251 in 774
Arizona#212351 in 981
Utah#234151 in 1,275
California#2401751 in 1,403
Nevada#26281 in 1,336
Montana———
New Mexico———
Wyoming———

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 1997

girls
#1,312
132 births · 1 in 13,187 girls
boys
#110
3,416 births · 1 in 552 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #1,312Corey132

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #110Corey3,416
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 13,187 of them was named Corey, which outranked 91.9% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Corey
  1. #1,303Halee133
  2. #1,303Kaya133
  3. #1,303Moira133
  4. #1,312Corey132
  5. #1,312Calli132
  6. #1,312Farrah132
  7. #1,312Lucille132
  8. #1,319Allissa131
  9. #1,319Bayleigh131
  10. #1,319Ilana131

Tied with 6 names at #1,312; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

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

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 552 of them was named Corey, which outranked 99.0% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Corey
  1. #107Brendan3,621
  2. #108Colton3,600
  3. #109Shawn3,449
  4. #110Corey3,416
  5. #111Malik3,381
  6. #112Bryce3,352
  7. #113Scott3,344
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

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

See the top 100 for 1997 →