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Corey-James

Gender
Boy
Say it
KOR-ee-JAYMZ
Origin
English

Corey-James is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Corey-James mean?

English: Corey + James

Joins Corey (English) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).

Meanings borrowed from Corey and James.

Is Corey-James a girl's or a boy's name?

Corey-James is a boys' name.

How popular is Corey-James in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 11 boys.

Half of all the boys named Corey-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

1997Busiest: 11 in 20122022
Corey-James in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20223#5,017
20210–
20200–
20190–
20188#2,576
20179#2,461
20163#5,015
20155#3,527
20146#3,125
20136#3,096
201211#2,080
20115#3,446
20105#3,478
20093#4,691
20085#3,305
20071#5,736
20063#4,204
20050–
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19980–
19974#2,438

Names like Corey-James

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Corey-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/corey-james, updated 20 October 2026.