Coree
The Coree were a very small Native American tribe, who once occupied a coastal area south of the Neuse River in southeastern North Carolina in the area now covered by Carteret and Craven counties. Early 20th-century scholars were unsure of what language they spoke, but the coastal areas were mostly populated by Iroquois and Algonquian peoples.
Meaning & Origin of Coree
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Coree were a very small Native American tribe, who once occupied a coastal area south of the Neuse River in southeastern North Carolina in the area now covered by Carteret and Craven counties. Early 20th-century scholars were unsure of what language they spoke, but the coastal areas were mostly populated by Iroquois and Algonquian peoples.
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Origin & history
The Story of Coree
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Coree as a girl name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Coree — #4,167 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Corees. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 395 Corees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Coree first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 17 births, good for #3,467 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Corees. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2009 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 166 Corees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Coree
Coree is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 395 births in the dataset. Coree's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #4,167. Use the chart and map above to compare Coree's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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