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Covey

Boy

Meaning of Covey: English: 'descendant of Cobba'

Covey is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2188th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2188

63 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

373

First recorded 1969 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 5 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 0 babies2016: 8 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 23 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 22 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 42 babies2025: 63 babies
US babies named Covey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 63.

Gender split

75% boys · 25% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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