How Many People Are Named Corey?
people named Corey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,873 people in the US has this name
Based on 194,076 babies named Corey in Social Security records from 1919 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,290 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from the Old Norse given name Kóri, of unknown meaning. This name became popular in the 1960s due to the character Corey Baker on the television series 'Julia'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Corey in English. Counting Corey and these spellings together, about 334,949 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Corey, 4.8% were girls and 95.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1940s: 7.9% of the babies were girls then and 4.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Corey alive today is about 37 years old, and 75% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 30 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Corey first appears in the records in 1919 and was given most often in 1989, to 8,290 babies. In 2025, 351 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1919 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Corey never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #52, in 1977, and it was in the top 100 for 28 years, 1969 to 1996. In 2025 it ranked #778.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #778 |
| Best rank | #52 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | 28 (1969 to 1996) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #62 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Corey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Corey were born in California than in any other state: about 12,006 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Corey was given 2 times as often in Louisiana, 1.8 times in Maine and 1.8 times in Vermont.
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