Korey Boy
How popular is Korey?
#2,718 boy name in 2025
47 baby boys were named Korey in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Korey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,718 for boys (▼ 81 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 47 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,625 in 2015, #1,815 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (507 boys) |
| Highest rank | #427 in 1989 |
| First recorded | 1953 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 86% boys, 14% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Korey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Corey family of names ranked #517 for boys in 2025 (#444 the year before), with 569 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Korey is most popular
Babies named Korey per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Korey by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48 | #2,505 |
| 1960s | 367 | #701 |
| 1970s | 1,499 | #533 |
| 1980s | 2,826 | #427 |
| 1990s | 3,340 | #437 |
| 2000s | 1,939 | #699 |
| 2010s | 1,042 | #1,284 |
| 2020s | 382 | #1,815 |
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Questions
- Is Korey a boy or girl name?
- Korey is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 86% of babies named Korey were boys.
- How popular is the name Korey?
- 47 baby boys were named Korey in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Korey most popular?
- Korey peaked in 1990, when 507 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #427 in 1989.
- How many people are named Korey?
- 12,863 babies have been named Korey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,334 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Korey most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Korey was most common in Louisiana, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.