Corey

“Troop, army (Old Norse/Irish); or hollow (Gaelic)” — Old Norse via Old Irish, or Gaelic (disputed) origin

Boy's name · #778 in the US (2025) · 80s

Corey reached its best rank, #52, in 1977 and ranked #778 in 2025. In just three years its births jumped from about 470 in 1966 to 4,900 in 1969 — a jump that followed the 1968 premiere of the sitcom Julia, with young Corey Baker. Together with its spelling variant Cory (#1245), Corey would rank around #595 with about 490 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Corey and Cory.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,400 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Coreys

Corey Taylor — American musician
Corey Stoll — American stage and screen actor
Corey Feldman — American actor and musician
Corey Haim — Canadian actor (1971–2010)
Corey Hawkins — American actor

In stories & tradition

Corey Stuart — Lassie

What Coreys become

Among 722 notable people named Corey:

Sports figures appear 3.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Corey Brewer, American basketball player.

Similar names: Cory · Dustin · Kobe · Gary · Dane · Cody

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