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Corey

Boy

Meaning of Corey: Irish: 'from the hollow'

Corey is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 753rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 519th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#753

351 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#519

75 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

194,076

First recorded 1919 · peak 1989

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 4,515 babies1982: 4,212 babies1983: 4,256 babies1984: 4,537 babies1985: 5,606 babies1986: 6,156 babies1987: 6,774 babies1988: 7,651 babies1989: 8,290 babies1990: 8,011 babies19901991: 7,226 babies1992: 6,397 babies1993: 5,935 babies1994: 5,504 babies1995: 5,182 babies1996: 4,231 babies1997: 3,548 babies1998: 3,300 babies1999: 2,913 babies2000: 2,677 babies20002001: 2,306 babies2002: 2,166 babies2003: 1,926 babies2004: 1,728 babies2005: 1,736 babies2006: 1,557 babies2007: 1,423 babies2008: 1,214 babies2009: 1,149 babies2010: 1,035 babies20102011: 1,047 babies2012: 904 babies2013: 895 babies2014: 826 babies2015: 774 babies2016: 792 babies2017: 673 babies2018: 646 babies2019: 615 babies2020: 570 babies20202021: 541 babies2022: 455 babies2023: 450 babies2024: 420 babies2025: 351 babies
US babies named Corey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 8,290.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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