Korey

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #2,718 for boys in 2025, 47 births
Given to boys 89.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1989 · 485 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
11,443
since 1953

Korey over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #2,216, 1977peak #427, 1989girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#2,71847
2024#8,94611#2,63750
2023#2,18865
2022#10,3839#2,43857
2021#6,41418#1,88481
2020#7,96913#1,81582
2019#5,79821#1,80585
2018#8,14613#1,83882
2017#8,77612#1,97772
2016#6,40119#1,556106
2015#6,45219#1,62598
2014#8,05314#1,64194
2013#6,72918#1,427116
2012#9,10912#1,314130
2011#10,37410#1,359124
2010#8,70113#1,284135
2009#8,88813#1,256141
2008#8,10915#1,090170
2007#8,52014#1,246141
2006#5,90622#985188
2005#8,33013#879207
2004#7,39115#949177
2003#5,23523#775225
2002#5,25422#734239
2001#5,36421#700256
2000#4,98123#821195
1999#3,71832#704238
1998#4,63623#702237
1997#4,12526#711222
1996#3,09338#604295
1995#2,68745#558334
1994#3,53631#564330
1993#2,60047#525377
1992#3,09137#532365
1991#2,79042#474435
1990#2,64044#438507
1989#2,71441#427485
1988#2,80337#456393
1987#2,43442#466358
1986#2,22846#496310
1985#2,36242#487317
1984#2,91530#599201
1983#4,10918#596206
1982#3,17227#675167
1981#3,43624#645174
1980#2,74933#586215
1979#3,33324#667164
1978#2,85928#634173
1977#2,21641#533248
1976#2,60230#655156
1975#2,81126#653158
1974#2,75726#761113
1973#2,83024#756112
1972#3,17720#797100
1971#3,37319#711135
1970#3,43518#703140
1969#3,19918#701127
1968#6,2466#89864
1967#6,8045#1,38830
1966#1,54025
1965#6,5395#1,72021
1964#5,4747#1,90018
1963#5,2967#1,74421
1962#4,5339#1,58825
1961#1,60225
1960#5,1687#2,53511
1959#6,2455#3,0378
1958#2,50611
1957#2,63110
1956#2,9698
1955#3,5056
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five boys were named Korey! It came in at #3,798, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1953–1954, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Korey is popular in 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNHWashington: #392 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,696 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #296 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,086 boysMNIllinois: #605 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,752 boysILWisconsin: #290 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,084 boysWIMichigan: #658 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 16,274 boysMINew York: #970 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 25,772 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedRIOregon: #293 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,765 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedSDIowa: #219 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,103 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedINOhio: #674 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 19,388 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #805 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 16,215 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedCONebraska: #253 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,397 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #521 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,641 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedHITexas: #834 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 14,316 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Korey, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#219 · 1 in 2,103
  2. Nebraska#253 · 1 in 2,397
  3. Wisconsin#290 · 1 in 4,084
  4. Oregon#293 · 1 in 2,765
  5. Minnesota#296 · 1 in 4,086

Best ever in a state: #163 in New Hampshire, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#219111 in 2,103
Nebraska#25351 in 2,397
Wisconsin#29091 in 4,084
Oregon#29361 in 2,765
Minnesota#29681 in 4,086
Washington#39261 in 4,696
Louisiana#52161 in 5,641
Illinois#60591 in 10,752
Michigan#65851 in 16,274
Ohio#67451 in 19,388
California#805111 in 16,215
Texas#83481 in 14,316
New York#97061 in 25,772
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Korey
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 81 spots since 2024 (#2,637#2,718)
  • 903 spots since 2020 (#1,815#2,718)
  • 1,093 spots since 2015 (#1,625#2,718)
  • Biggest jump: 490 spots in 1968 (#1,388#898)
  • Biggest drop: 261 spots in 2007 (#985#1,246)
Rise & fade · boys
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 1989 at #427 (485 births)
  • Births halved by 1997, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 39 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 39 yrs · run 1968–2006
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,051
  • Highest: 1 in 4,051 boys born in 1990 were named Korey (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 36,342 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #427 in 1989, was only 1 in 4,126 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 29.2% of all boys named Korey (3,340) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s48#2,506 (1958)#3,074
1960s367#701 (1969)#1,562
1970s1,499#533 (1977)#687
1980s2,826#427 (1989)#543
1990s3,340#438 (1990)#581
2000s1,939#700 (2001)#944
2010s1,042#1,284 (2010)#1,583
2020s382#1,815 (2020)#2,280

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Korey in 1970

girls
#3,435
18 births · 1 in 97,119 girls
boys
#703
140 births · 1 in 13,273 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #3,435Korey18

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #703Korey140
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 97,119 of them was named Korey, which outranked 63.3% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Korey
  1. #3,311Wilda19
  2. #3,311Zara19
  3. #3,311Zita19
  4. #3,435Korey18
  5. #3,435Adelle18
  6. #3,435Alejandrina18
  7. #3,435Alesa18
  8. #3,577Adrina17
  9. #3,577Albertina17
  10. #3,577Aletta17

Tied with 141 names at #3,435; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. 1,541Tanisha#2,515#974
  2. 1,194India#1,955#761
  3. 695Shay#1,648#953
  4. 685Terra#1,303#618
  5. 669Dyan#1,648#979
Fallers
  1. 385Cinnamon#698#1,083
  2. 306Kaye#932#1,238
  3. 303Luanne#990#1,293
  4. 273Laureen#845#1,118
  5. 273Lesia#965#1,238

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 13,273 of them was named Korey, which outranked 87.1% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Korey
  1. #695Solomon142
  2. #695Tobias142
  3. #702Rocco141
  4. #703Korey140
  5. #703Emmanuel140
  6. #703Errol140
  7. #706Harlan139
  8. #707Dusty138
  9. #707Kennith138

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. 3,783Jermaine#4,404#621
  2. 1,000Dax#1,861#861
  3. 842Jeramy#1,810#968
  4. 639Branden#1,570#931
  5. 407Braden#1,396#989
Fallers
  1. 593Jemal#549#1,142
  2. 307Karen#885#1,192
  3. 307Merlin#885#1,192
  4. 302Dennie#920#1,222
  5. 276Luciano#931#1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1970