NameTides

Corey

Corey was the #778 boys' name in the US in 2025 (327 babies), and #593 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Corey as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Corey as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Corey as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#778 (327)#593 (65)#226 (18)#270 (6)#468 (7)#1,804 (11)—
2024#677 (403)#519 (75)#181 (24)#216 (9)#231 (19)#1,764 (11)—
2023#642 (430)#431 (91)#162 (28)#189 (11)#243 (18)#1,234 (17)—
2022#634 (437)#371 (114)#151 (33)#123 (21)#198 (26)#1,142 (19)—
2021#552 (517)#312 (150)#156 (32)#226 (9)#193 (27)#1,109 (20)—
2020#530 (539)#284 (163)#136 (40)#128 (21)#147 (39)#967 (23)—
2019#491 (586)#228 (221)#116 (50)#122 (21)#191 (28)#862 (27)—
2018#465 (623)#228 (226)#139 (44)#107 (25)#172 (33)#1,133 (18)—
2017#467 (650)#214 (246)#124 (49)#132 (20)#203 (28)#810 (30)—
2016#415 (770)#202 (276)#102 (67)#93 (33)#173 (34)#865 (27)—
2015#412 (755)#174 (337)#106 (61)#115 (27)#136 (46)#923 (24)—
2014#384 (809)#147 (376)#105 (65)#83 (38)#144 (46)#736 (33)—
2013#358 (879)#131 (461)#95 (68)#103 (29)#143 (44)#714 (34)—
2012#351 (880)#117 (540)#110 (59)#38 (81)#135 (52)#813 (28)—
2011#313 (1,027)#104 (634)#93 (72)#56 (61)#157 (45)#687 (35)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1989 at #55.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1919.
  • In 2025, 7% of US babies named Corey were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,200 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Corey is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,900 to 1 in 6,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Corey by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #716NYMassachusetts: #467MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #668INOhio: #595OHPennsylvania: #704PANew Jersey: #543NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #807CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #518MOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #621NCSouth Carolina: #438SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #552OKLouisiana: #450LAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: #650GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,012TXFlorida: #704FL
Corey (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CoreyCanadaGirls—too few
CoreyCanadaBoys#1,80411
CoreyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CoreyEngland & WalesBoys#59365
CoreyIrelandGirls—too few
CoreyIrelandBoys#4687
CoreyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CoreyNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
CoreyNSWBoys—too few
CoreyScotlandGirls—too few
CoreyScotlandBoys#22618
CoreyUSGirls#5,23824
CoreyUSBoys#778327