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Boy's name · #778 in the US (2025) · 80s wave
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.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#229 in Scotland (2025) · #281 in N. Ireland (2025) · #474 in Ireland (2025) · #594 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,551 in Canada (2024).
Among 722 notable people named Corey:
Sports figures appear 3.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Corey Brewer, American basketball player.
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.
Similar names: Cory · Dustin · Kobe · Gary · Shane · Cody
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