Korey

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #2,718 for boys in 2025, 47 births
Given to boys 89.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1989 · 485 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
11,443
since 1953

Korey over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #2,216, 1977peak #427, 1989girlsboys
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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#11,9327#2,71847
2024#8,94611#2,63750
2023—#2,18865
2022#10,3839#2,43857
2021#6,41418#1,88481
2020#7,96913#1,81582
2019#5,79821#1,80585
2018#8,14613#1,83882
2017#8,77612#1,97772
2016#6,40119#1,556106
2015#6,45219#1,62598
2014#8,05314#1,64194
2013#6,72918#1,427116
2012#9,10912#1,314130
2011#10,37410#1,359124
2010#8,70113#1,284135
2009#8,88813#1,256141
2008#8,10915#1,090170
2007#8,52014#1,246141
2006#5,90622#985188
2005#8,33013#879207
2004#7,39115#949177
2003#5,23523#775225
2002#5,25422#734239
2001#5,36421#700256
2000#4,98123#821195
1999#3,71832#704238
1998#4,63623#702237
1997#4,12526#711222
1996#3,09338#604295
1995#2,68745#558334
1994#3,53631#564330
1993#2,60047#525377
1992#3,09137#532365
1991#2,79042#474435
1990#2,64044#438507
1989#2,71441#427485
1988#2,80337#456393
1987#2,43442#466358
1986#2,22846#496310
1985#2,36242#487317
1984#2,91530#599201
1983#4,10918#596206
1982#3,17227#675167
1981#3,43624#645174
1980#2,74933#586215
1979#3,33324#667164
1978#2,85928#634173
1977#2,21641#533248
1976#2,60230#655156
1975#2,81126#653158
1974#2,75726#761113
1973#2,83024#756112
1972#3,17720#797100
1971#3,37319#711135
1970#3,43518#703140
1969#3,19918#701127
1968#6,2466#89864
1967#6,8045#1,38830
1966—#1,54025
1965#6,5395#1,72021
1964#5,4747#1,90018
1963#5,2967#1,74421
1962#4,5339#1,58825
1961—#1,60225
1960#5,1687#2,53511
1959#6,2455#3,0378
1958—#2,50611
1957—#2,63110
1956—#2,9698
1955—#3,5056
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1953—#3,7985
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five boys were named Korey! It came in at #3,798, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1953–1954, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Korey is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNHWashington: #412 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,998 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #422 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,188 boysMNIllinois: #577 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,250 boysILWisconsin: #491 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,548 boysWIMichigan: #266 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,147 boysMINew York: #501 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,978 boysNYMassachusetts: #273 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,966 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedRIOregon: #360 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,281 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedIAIndiana: #353 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,633 boysINOhio: #328 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,318 boysOHPennsylvania: #424 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,016 boysPANew Jersey: #375 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,561 boysNJConnecticut: #386 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,313 boysCTCalifornia: #654 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 8,466 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedUTColorado: #365 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,032 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #288 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,484 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #201 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,721 boysWVVirginia: #459 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,675 boysVAMaryland: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,632 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedDEArizona: #463 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,343 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedKSArkansas: #366 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,992 boysARTennessee: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,929 boysTNNorth Carolina: #429 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,186 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #311 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,584 boysOKLouisiana: #380 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,582 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #347 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,932 boysALGeorgia: #451 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,742 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedHITexas: #558 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,474 boysTXFlorida: #421 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,561 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#201 · 1 in 1,721
  2. Michigan#266 · 1 in 2,147
  3. Massachusetts#273 · 1 in 2,966
  4. Missouri#288 · 1 in 2,484
  5. Oklahoma#311 · 1 in 2,584

Best ever in a state: #163 in New Hampshire, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#20161 in 1,721
Michigan#266321 in 2,147
Massachusetts#273141 in 2,966
Missouri#288151 in 2,484
Oklahoma#31181 in 2,584
Ohio#328241 in 3,318
Alabama#34791 in 2,932
Indiana#353111 in 3,633
Oregon#36061 in 3,281
Colorado#36581 in 3,032
Arkansas#36651 in 2,992
New Jersey#375151 in 3,561
Louisiana#380121 in 2,582
Connecticut#38651 in 4,313
Maryland#38791 in 3,632
Tennessee#38791 in 3,929
Washington#41291 in 3,998
Florida#421251 in 3,561
Minnesota#42251 in 6,188
Pennsylvania#424161 in 5,016
North Carolina#429111 in 4,186
Georgia#451131 in 3,742
Virginia#45991 in 4,675
Arizona#46371 in 4,343
Wisconsin#49151 in 6,548
New York#501271 in 4,978
Texas#558281 in 5,474
Illinois#577141 in 6,250
California#654341 in 8,466
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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 Korey
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 81 spots since 2024 (#2,637 → #2,718)
  • 903 spots since 2020 (#1,815 → #2,718)
  • 1,093 spots since 2015 (#1,625 → #2,718)
  • Biggest jump: 490 spots in 1968 (#1,388 → #898)
  • Biggest drop: 261 spots in 2007 (#985 → #1,246)
Rise & fade · boys
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 1989 at #427 (485 births)
  • Births halved by 1997, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 39 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 39 yrs · run 1968–2006
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,051
  • Highest: 1 in 4,051 boys born in 1990 were named Korey (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 36,342 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #427 in 1989, was only 1 in 4,126 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 29.2% of all boys named Korey (3,340) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s48#2,506 (1958)#3,074
1960s367#701 (1969)#1,562
1970s1,499#533 (1977)#687
1980s2,826#427 (1989)#543
1990s3,340#438 (1990)#581
2000s1,939#700 (2001)#944
2010s1,042#1,284 (2010)#1,583
2020s382#1,815 (2020)#2,280

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.

Korey in 1991

girls
#2,790
42 births · 1 in 44,643 girls
boys
#474
435 births · 1 in 4,644 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #2,790Korey42

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #474Korey435
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 44,643 of them was named Korey, which outranked 82.0% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Korey
  1. #2,738Thania43
  2. #2,738Tracee43
  3. #2,738Yaritza43
  4. #2,790Korey42
  5. #2,790Alanah42
  6. #2,790Alaura42
  7. #2,790Allisa42
  8. #2,843Alexzandra41
  9. #2,843Aline41
  10. #2,843Amal41

Tied with 52 names at #2,790; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 4,644 of them was named Korey, which outranked 95.1% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Korey
  1. #471Keegan442
  2. #472Braden439
  3. #473Wilson436
  4. #474Korey435
  5. #475Perry429
  6. #476Alonzo428
  7. #477Tomas426
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →