NameTides

Covey

Covey was the #3,128 boys' name in the US in 2025 (38 babies), and #1,359 in England & Wales.

Covey as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
Covey as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Covey as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern Ireland
2025#3,128 (38)#1,359 (20)#395 (3)
2024#4,072 (26)#4,271 (4)—
2023#5,075 (19)——
2022#7,768 (10)——
2021#6,032 (14)——
2020#12,022 (5)#4,608 (3)—
2019#5,555 (16)——
2018#7,136 (11)——
2017#8,140 (9)——
2016#8,816 (8)#4,810 (3)—
2013#12,136 (5)#3,822 (4)—
2012—#4,805 (3)—
2011#9,600 (7)#4,647 (3)—
2010#7,591 (10)——
2007#12,367 (5)——

Covey as a girl’s name

  • US
Covey as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020US
Covey as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUS
2025#5,099 (25)
2024#6,932 (16)
2023#8,989 (11)
2022#8,542 (12)
2021#13,464 (6)
2020#8,406 (12)
2019#12,448 (7)
2011#16,764 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,128.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.
  • In 2025, 40% of US babies named Covey were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 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 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Covey is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 37,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 60,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Covey 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: #274UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Covey (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500