Korey
Korey is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Korey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Korey is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Korey
As a girl name
Korey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 47 Koreys were born — ranking #2,600 that year. As of 2026, Korey ranks #9,104 for girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 1K Koreys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Korey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 507 Koreys were born — ranking #438 that year. As of 2026, Korey ranks #2,876 for boys with 44 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 11K Koreys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Korey
Korey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Korey's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #427. Use the chart and map above to compare Korey'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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