Corey as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Corey

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The baby name Corey is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOR-ee (IPA: /ˈkɔːri/ or /ˈkɔri/).

Corey is Irish in Origin.

Gender: Unisex

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Irish

Pronunciation: KOR-ee (IPA: /ˈkɔːri/ or /ˈkɔri/)

What is the meaning of the name Corey ?

The baby name Corey is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOR-ee (IPA: /ˈkɔːri/ or /ˈkɔri/).

Corey is Irish in Origin.

Corey is a unisex given name drawn from several surname sources. In Scotland it reflects Gaelic coire, “cauldron” or “hollow,” a topographic term for a bowl-shaped mountain valley (a corrie). In Ireland it can represent the anglicized family name Ó Comhraidhe, “descendant of Comhraidhe,” a personal name of uncertain meaning; Norse-Scots contact also introduced the Old Norse personal name Kori, of obscure origin, which likely reinforced the form. Together these strands produced the modern Corey/Cory spellings in English.

Used as a first name from the 19th century, Corey rose sharply in North America in the 1970s–90s, helped by public figures such as actors Corey Haim and Corey Feldman and singer Corey Hart. It remains more common for boys but is used for girls as well. Variants include Cory, Kory, Korey, Corie, and Corrie; related feminine forms are Cori and Cora (the latter etymologically separate).

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Corey Johnson

Actor · Born 1961 · United States

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Corey Reynolds

Actor · Born 1974 · United States

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Corey – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Ireland	Girls	2002	#1	—	699
NA		0	#33	1	2,537
MV	Boys	0	#78	2	3,375
CN		0	#86	1	3,857
JM		0	#86	8	3,714
TW		0	#101	3	4,523
KW		0	#121	1	5,216
OM		0	#121	1	6,215
EE	Boys	0	#125	1	2,087
CY	Boys	0	#131	1	3,473
IQ		0	#133	1	3,533
BN	Boys	0	#139	1	6,332
CR		0	#146	13	5,526
BW	Boys	0	#153	2	4,685
JM	Boys	0	#172	106	6,876
AE		0	#184	4	10,220
CZ		0	#185	2	3,154
Sweden	Boys	2016	#191	2	1,526
RU		0	#191	4	3,641
PL		0	#212	1	2,600
TW	Boys	0	#216	26	7,111
LU	Boys	0	#218	3	4,970
MO	Boys	0	#229	6	5,842
IR		0	#230	2	4,221
MO	Girls	0	#263	1	7,056
GR	Boys	0	#273	1	6,912
SG		0	#280	3	11,010
IL		0	#282	1	6,291
Canada	Girls	2003	#289	5	2,527
TW	Girls	0	#289	1	8,139
Canada	Boys	2024	#293	14	2,588
JP	Boys	0	#296	8	7,909
KZ	Boys	0	#296	1	6,578
CN	Boys	0	#299	21	9,639
CZ	Boys	0	#305	1	6,530
DK	Boys	0	#329	4	7,401
PE		0	#329	1	6,350
HK		0	#331	18	8,483
KZ	Girls	0	#332	1	5,862
PL	Boys	0	#340	1	6,459
MY		0	#349	6	12,352
CN	Girls	0	#359	1	8,829
PT	Boys	0	#379	3	7,951
France	Boys	2021	#383	5	2,865
CR	Boys	0	#391	97	10,188
YE		0	#398	1	8,639
PH	Boys	0	#406	3	11,440
UY	Boys	0	#413	1	5,922
PH	Girls	0	#429	1	13,098
CL		0	#432	3	6,867
MX		0	#439	7	8,339
ZA		0	#472	3	14,421
AR	Boys	0	#481	3	7,628
HK	Boys	0	#485	43	12,905
RU	Boys	0	#494	12	12,621
GT	Boys	0	#497	3	7,625
PA	Boys	0	#501	5	9,305
CO		0	#510	1	7,768
PA	Girls	0	#518	1	9,861
RU	Girls	0	#523	1	11,913
IQ	Girls	0	#525	1	11,303
PS	Boys	0	#533	16	10,655
United States	Boys	2024	#539	402	7,044
LY		0	#558	2	12,703
CM	Girls	0	#559	2	11,671
IR	Boys	0	#563	3	10,162
CR	Girls	0	#572	2	11,342
CM	Boys	0	#574	2	12,054
BH		0	#582	6	17,937
IL	Boys	0	#597	11	10,983
HK	Girls	0	#605	11	16,104
BO	Boys	0	#620	3	9,244
SG	Girls	0	#629	4	18,916
IN	Girls	0	#654	1	13,121
SG	Boys	0	#673	25	17,960
Finland	Boys	2026	#677	6	3,552
LB		0	#689	2	13,263
CL	Boys	0	#692	9	13,390
IQ	Boys	0	#696	2	13,071
IT		0	#703	12	4,183
QA	Boys	0	#739	5	18,093
SY		0	#767	1	11,684
NG	Girls	0	#777	10	15,093
BR	Boys	0	#778	8	12,213
KW	Boys	0	#801	6	18,755
PE	Boys	0	#860	19	14,506
TN		0	#864	2	13,765
United States	Girls	2024	#900	17	8,487
CO	Boys	0	#904	17	15,656
CL	Girls	0	#914	2	14,098
Germany	Boys	0	#915	38	5,697
OM	Boys	0	#915	4	17,948
Spain	Boys	0	#916	15	5,610
EG	Boys	0	#922	4	15,035
NL	Boys	0	#931	21	5,873
NG	Boys	0	#936	16	16,906
MX	Boys	0	#946	37	16,355
MY	Girls	0	#984	11	24,821
PE	Girls	0	#1,008	3	14,861
SA	Girls	0	#1,013	2	25,931
IN	Boys	0	#1,039	1	16,750
MY	Boys	0	#1,070	42	25,439
AE	Boys	0	#1,136	8	22,615
ZA	Boys	0	#1,144	35	25,619
CO	Girls	0	#1,152	1	16,140
MX	Girls	0	#1,164	20	17,781
MA		0	#1,197	3	20,986
ZA	Girls	0	#1,230	7	25,928
TR		0	#1,248	7	19,440
IT	Boys	0	#1,406	66	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,598	17	28,008

Corey is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

United States

France

England & Wales, United Kingdom

New South Wales, Australia

Sweden

New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States

Ireland

Germany

Spain

Finland

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