Boys' name · peaked in 1989
Corey name popularity since 1925
194,066 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Corey (4.7% girls, 95.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Corey is about 38 years old in 2026. Corey peaked in 1989 as the #55 name for boys, and it ranked #778 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 194,066
- Named Corey, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #778
- for boys in 2025 (327 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 95.3% boys
- 9,056 girls · 185,010 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 1.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Corey made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Corey births per year, 1925–2025
1989 was the biggest year for Corey both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1964 and 1969, Corey became 12× more common, from 1 in 4,350 baby boys to 1 in 363.
- Steepest fall: Between 1995 and 2000, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 383 to 1 in 753.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Corey's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Corey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Corey in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 16 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 15 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 19 | 223 | #1,454 |
| 1950s | 204 | 1,856 | #465 |
| 1960s | 596 | 9,968 | #337 |
| 1970s | 2,331 | 41,000 | #71 |
| 1980s | 3,117 | 53,598 | #63 |
| 1990s | 2,024 | 50,223 | #74 |
| 2000s | 414 | 17,468 | #213 |
| 2010s | 217 | 7,990 | #412 |
| 2020–25 | 134 | 2,653 | #778 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
48.7% of babies named Corey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Corey is most popular
The index compares Corey's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Corey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1.98× | 6,806 |
| New Hampshire | 1.88× | 1,132 |
| Vermont | 1.76× | 564 |
| Maine | 1.64× | 1,341 |
| North Dakota | 1.47× | 886 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Corey and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Corey (this page) | 185,010 | 1989 |
| Cory | 127,172 | 1988 |
| Korey | 11,443 | 1990 |
| Corry | 2,156 | 1977 |
| Correy | 1,099 | 1979 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Corey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Corey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Corey (1989).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data