Is Corey a boy or girl name?
Corey is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 402 boys were named Corey, so 4.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.7% of the 193,720 US babies named Corey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #678
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,667
- Babies named Corey since 1919
- 193,720
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 8,291 babies
Boys and girls named Corey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 223 | 19 | 7.9% |
| 1950s | 1,856 | 204 | 9.9% |
| 1960s | 9,969 | 597 | 5.7% |
| 1970s | 40,998 | 2,331 | 5.4% |
| 1980s | 53,604 | 3,117 | 5.5% |
| 1990s | 50,221 | 2,024 | 3.9% |
| 2000s | 17,467 | 414 | 2.3% |
| 2010s | 7,987 | 217 | 2.6% |
| 2020s | 2,321 | 110 | 4.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 402 | #678 | 17 | #6,667 |
| 2023 | 427 | #643 | 20 | #6,007 |
| 2022 | 437 | #635 | 18 | #6,507 |
| 2021 | 517 | #552 | 24 | #5,266 |
| 2020 | 538 | #530 | 31 | #4,372 |
| 2019 | 585 | #491 | 29 | #4,678 |
| 2018 | 623 | #465 | 23 | #5,494 |
| 2017 | 649 | #467 | 23 | #5,552 |
| 2016 | 770 | #414 | 22 | #5,836 |
| 2015 | 754 | #413 | 19 | #6,516 |
| 2014 | 809 | #384 | 17 | #7,064 |
| 2013 | 879 | #358 | 16 | #7,472 |
| 2012 | 880 | #351 | 24 | #5,589 |
| 2011 | 1,027 | #313 | 20 | #6,393 |
| 2010 | 1,011 | #316 | 24 | #5,651 |
| 2009 | 1,124 | #294 | 25 | #5,577 |
| 2008 | 1,183 | #287 | 30 | #4,923 |
| 2007 | 1,403 | #251 | 20 | #6,612 |
| 2006 | 1,534 | #234 | 23 | #5,759 |
| 2005 | 1,705 | #213 | 31 | #4,397 |
| 2004 | 1,674 | #211 | 54 | #2,934 |
| 2003 | 1,887 | #199 | 39 | #3,608 |
| 2002 | 2,105 | #181 | 61 | #2,561 |
| 2001 | 2,245 | #168 | 61 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 2,607 | #149 | 70 | #2,244 |
| 1999 | 2,827 | #135 | 86 | #1,847 |
| 1998 | 3,201 | #115 | 99 | #1,638 |
| 1997 | 3,416 | #110 | 132 | #1,313 |
| 1996 | 4,087 | #94 | 144 | #1,223 |
| 1995 | 4,976 | #74 | 206 | #915 |
| 1994 | 5,279 | #73 | 225 | #870 |
| 1993 | 5,674 | #68 | 261 | #785 |
| 1992 | 6,140 | #65 | 257 | #790 |
| 1991 | 6,930 | #58 | 295 | #715 |
| 1990 | 7,691 | #56 | 319 | #673 |
| 1989 | 8,004 | #55 | 287 | #697 |
| 1988 | 7,330 | #56 | 323 | #619 |
| 1987 | 6,443 | #57 | 330 | #592 |
| 1986 | 5,762 | #62 | 394 | #522 |
| 1985 | 5,230 | #63 | 378 | #527 |
| 1984 | 4,244 | #69 | 294 | #607 |
| 1983 | 3,967 | #74 | 289 | #608 |
| 1982 | 3,939 | #74 | 273 | #653 |
| 1981 | 4,247 | #69 | 268 | #660 |
| 1980 | 4,438 | #68 | 281 | #651 |
| 1979 | 4,737 | #63 | 290 | #610 |
| 1978 | 4,942 | #61 | 298 | #577 |
| 1977 | 6,040 | #52 | 350 | #526 |
| 1976 | 4,433 | #64 | 283 | #579 |
| 1975 | 3,876 | #71 | 267 | #602 |
| 1974 | 3,381 | #77 | 216 | #682 |
| 1973 | 3,019 | #89 | 214 | #696 |
| 1972 | 2,991 | #95 | 151 | #856 |
| 1971 | 3,766 | #77 | 142 | #917 |
| 1970 | 3,813 | #84 | 120 | #1,028 |
| 1969 | 4,925 | #58 | 142 | #881 |
| 1968 | 1,577 | #171 | 89 | #1,135 |
| 1967 | 466 | #345 | 46 | #1,684 |
| 1966 | 465 | #347 | 47 | #1,634 |
| 1965 | 505 | #337 | 40 | #1,803 |
| 1964 | 458 | #363 | 41 | #1,841 |
| 1963 | 427 | #384 | 55 | #1,513 |
| 1962 | 437 | #383 | 48 | #1,632 |
| 1961 | 405 | #395 | 44 | #1,722 |
| 1960 | 304 | #458 | 45 | #1,674 |
| 1959 | 295 | #462 | 56 | #1,437 |
| 1958 | 295 | #458 | 42 | #1,659 |
| 1957 | 261 | #482 | 23 | #2,359 |
| 1956 | 294 | #438 | 20 | #2,547 |
| 1955 | 252 | #465 | 17 | #2,747 |
| 1954 | 149 | #606 | 11 | #3,528 |
| 1953 | 80 | #799 | 10 | #3,747 |
| 1952 | 105 | #677 | 11 | #3,407 |
| 1951 | 67 | #854 | 6 | #4,947 |
| 1950 | 58 | #900 | 8 | #4,020 |
| 1949 | 49 | #998 | 8 | #3,952 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,176 | 5 | #5,394 |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,454 | 6 | #4,121 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,925 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,238 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,269 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,795 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,336 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,476 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,285 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Corey reached #52 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #522 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Corey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.