Corey
Boy · KOR-ee · English
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Corey is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 481st for boys in the UK (89 babies) and 778th for boys in the US (327 babies).
Where does Corey come from?
English: from a surname, perhaps from the Old Norse name Kori
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- KOR-ee
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Is Corey a girl's or a boy's name?
Corey is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 89 boys in the UK and 24 girls and 327 boys in the US.
How popular is Corey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #481among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 89about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 89 boys in the UK were named Corey, making it the 481st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 244th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 981 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 15 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Corey since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Corey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 117 boys in the UK were given Corey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #403, up from #481 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 593rd in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Corey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | #481 |
| 2024 | 108 | #417 |
| 2023 | 130 | #361 |
| 2022 | 168 | #301 |
| 2021 | 191 | #280 |
| 2020 | 224 | #244 |
| 2019 | 292 | #198 |
| 2018 | 295 | #201 |
| 2017 | 315 | #196 |
| 2016 | 376 | #176 |
| 2015 | 425 | #155 |
| 2014 | 479 | #139 |
| 2013 | 558 | #124 |
| 2012 | 680 | #105 |
| 2011 | 767 | #99 |
| 2010 | 797 | #93 |
| 2009 | 746 | #97 |
| 2008 | 935 | #88 |
| 2007 | 846 | #93 |
| 2006 | 981 | #81 |
| 2005 | 799 | #93 |
| 2004 | 590 | #109 |
| 2003 | 600 | #103 |
| 2002 | 536 | #105 |
| 2001 | 475 | #114 |
| 2000 | 521 | #111 |
| 1999 | 542 | #106 |
| 1998 | 615 | #98 |
| 1997 | 661 | #93 |
| 1996 | 574 | #103 |
How popular is Corey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #778among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 327about 1 in 5,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 327 boys in the US were named Corey, making it the 778th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 530th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 8,003 boys. It first appears in the records in 1919. 24 girls were also named Corey in 2025 (5,237th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Corey than any year since 1960.
Half of all the boys named Corey in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 613 boys in the US were given Corey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #497, up from #778 for this spelling alone.
Corey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 327 | #778 |
| 2024 | 403 | #677 |
| 2023 | 430 | #642 |
| 2022 | 437 | #634 |
| 2021 | 517 | #552 |
| 2020 | 539 | #530 |
| 2019 | 586 | #491 |
| 2018 | 623 | #465 |
| 2017 | 650 | #467 |
| 2016 | 770 | #415 |
| 2015 | 755 | #412 |
| 2014 | 809 | #384 |
| 2013 | 879 | #358 |
| 2012 | 880 | #351 |
| 2011 | 1,027 | #313 |
| 2010 | 1,011 | #316 |
| 2009 | 1,124 | #294 |
| 2008 | 1,184 | #287 |
| 2007 | 1,403 | #251 |
| 2006 | 1,534 | #234 |
| 2005 | 1,705 | #213 |
| 2004 | 1,674 | #211 |
| 2003 | 1,887 | #199 |
| 2002 | 2,105 | #181 |
| 2001 | 2,245 | #168 |
| 2000 | 2,607 | #149 |
| 1999 | 2,827 | #135 |
| 1998 | 3,201 | #115 |
| 1997 | 3,416 | #110 |
| 1996 | 4,087 | #94 |
| 1995 | 4,976 | #74 |
| 1994 | 5,279 | #73 |
| 1993 | 5,674 | #68 |
| 1992 | 6,140 | #65 |
| 1991 | 6,931 | #58 |
| 1990 | 7,692 | #56 |
| 1989 | 8,003 | #55 |
| 1988 | 7,328 | #56 |
| 1987 | 6,444 | #57 |
| 1986 | 5,762 | #62 |
| 1985 | 5,228 | #63 |
| 1984 | 4,243 | #69 |
| 1983 | 3,967 | #74 |
| 1982 | 3,939 | #74 |
| 1981 | 4,247 | #69 |
| 1980 | 4,437 | #68 |
| 1979 | 4,738 | #63 |
| 1978 | 4,942 | #61 |
| 1977 | 6,041 | #52 |
| 1976 | 4,432 | #64 |
| 1975 | 3,876 | #71 |
| 1974 | 3,382 | #77 |
| 1973 | 3,019 | #89 |
| 1972 | 2,990 | #95 |
| 1971 | 3,766 | #77 |
| 1970 | 3,814 | #84 |
| 1969 | 4,924 | #58 |
| 1968 | 1,577 | #171 |
| 1967 | 466 | #345 |
| 1966 | 465 | #347 |
| 1965 | 505 | #337 |
| 1964 | 458 | #363 |
| 1963 | 427 | #384 |
| 1962 | 437 | #383 |
| 1961 | 406 | #395 |
| 1960 | 303 | #458 |
| 1959 | 295 | #462 |
| 1958 | 295 | #458 |
| 1957 | 261 | #481 |
| 1956 | 293 | #437 |
| 1955 | 253 | #464 |
| 1954 | 149 | #604 |
| 1953 | 80 | #797 |
| 1952 | 105 | #676 |
| 1951 | 67 | #851 |
| 1950 | 58 | #898 |
| 1949 | 49 | #996 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,172 |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,695 |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,600 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,444 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,524 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,334 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
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