Baby Name Popularity Profile

Corey

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Corey.

✦ From the hollow 🌍 Celtic Traditional Nature

National Rank (2025) #778

All-Time Peak Rank #52 Achieved 1977

Total U.S. Births 185,020 since 1880

Unisex Distribution 97.3% Boy / 2.7% Girl Overwhelmingly Male

Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage

First Recorded 1919 Data through: 2025

Peak Decade 1980s 8,003 births in 1989

💡 The Corey Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning From the hollow

Language Origin Celtic

Origin Type single

Derived from an Irish surname, which was itself derived from a place name meaning 'hollow' or 'ravine'.

Common Nicknames

Cor

Alternative Spellings

Corrie Cory

Pronunciation: KOR-ee

Themes & Categories

Traditional Nature

Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Corey across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)

18801920196020002025

Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)

5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -39.3%

10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -56.7%

2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 8,003 births in 1989

Years in Top 100 28 yrs

Years in Top 500 65 yrs

Longest Streak 84 yrs

Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes

1880s: 0

1890s: 0

1900s: 0

1910s: 5

1920s: 21

1930s: 15

1940s: 223

1950s: 1,856

1960s: 9,968

1970s: 41,000

1980s: 53,598

1990s: 50,223

2000s: 17,468

2010s: 7,990

2020s: 2,653

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Cor-ey

Letter Count 5 letters

Spelling Complexity Moderate

Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names

Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Louisiana

Top States Louisiana, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Florida

States with Data 51

State	2025 Rank	Total Births	Peak Year	5-Yr Velocity
Louisiana	#459	6,714	1977	Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire	Unranked	1,127	1988	Insufficient historical volume
Vermont	Unranked	564	1990	Insufficient historical volume
Maine	Unranked	1,330	1986	Insufficient historical volume
Florida	#708	9,151	1991	38.9% Decline
North Dakota	Unranked	886	1977	Insufficient historical volume
Alaska	Unranked	358	1992	Insufficient historical volume
Maryland	#587	3,872	1991	Insufficient historical volume
Georgia	#652	7,085	1989	40.0% Decline
South Carolina	#443	3,428	1977	Insufficient historical volume
Virginia	#817	5,339	1990	Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island	Unranked	823	1989	Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee	#946	4,756	1988	Insufficient historical volume
Alabama	#788	4,094	1989	Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi	#544	2,809	1977	Insufficient historical volume
Michigan	#924	8,349	1990	Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota	Unranked	3,970	1977	Insufficient historical volume
Missouri	#529	4,779	1989	Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota	Unranked	707	1976	Insufficient historical volume
Delaware	Unranked	417	1992	Insufficient historical volume
Oregon	Unranked	1,847	1969	Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina	#624	5,804	1990	Insufficient historical volume
Nevada	Unranked	652	1991	Insufficient historical volume
Indiana	#678	4,612	1990	Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas	Unranked	2,093	1977	Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin	Unranked	3,806	1977	Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky	#641	3,303	1990	Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming	Unranked	254	1978	Insufficient historical volume
Ohio	#603	8,644	1989	Insufficient historical volume
Washington	Unranked	2,991	1969	Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts	#482	4,509	1989	Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska	Unranked	1,347	1970	Insufficient historical volume
Iowa	Unranked	2,326	1977	Insufficient historical volume
Utah	Unranked	1,418	1969	Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii	Unranked	529	1992	Insufficient historical volume
Illinois	#952	8,307	1989	68.0% Decline
Idaho	Unranked	663	1971	Insufficient historical volume
Kansas	Unranked	1,768	1989	Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut	Unranked	1,829	1989	Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia	Unranked	1,528	1990	Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia	Unranked	731	1969	Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma	#572	2,170	1988	Insufficient historical volume
Colorado	Unranked	1,906	1989	Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania	#714	8,510	1990	62.5% Decline
Montana	Unranked	462	1970	Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey	#549	4,127	1989	Insufficient historical volume
Texas	#1019	11,200	1988	37.8% Decline
New York	#721	11,169	1989	31.0% Decline
Arizona	#860	1,606	1989	Insufficient historical volume
California	#812	11,953	1989	40.0% Decline
New Mexico	Unranked	561	1989	Insufficient historical volume

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