Corey

Corey \co-rey, cor-ey\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Corey is sometimes used as a girl name name popularity. Its pronunciation is KAOR-iy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Corey: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Corey?

Corey is used predominantly in the English language, and its origin is Old French and Old Norse. Old Norse origin: Literally from the element 'corey' meaning ravine. The name is of debated origin; it could be from the English surname Corey, derived from the personal name Kori (Old Norse), or else it could be from Corbin. It isamong Afro-Americans. The name's popularity was given a boost by the fictional Corey Baker on the American TV series Julia (1968-1971). Corey is a variant of the name meaning of Corbin (English). Corey has 23 variants. Alternatives comprise Core meaning, Corea meaning of name, short names for Coreonte, name Cori origin, Corian name popularity, Corio name variations, meaning of Correa, Corree definition, what does the name Corri mean, meaning of Corrie, short names for Corry (used in Latin too), Kori name popularity, name Korie, name Korrey origin, name Korri meaning, and Korry meaning of name. Other English forms comprise the short form baby name Cor (used in Dutch too), and the variant spellings name Coree, Corie name popularity, Correy definition, Cory name variations (used in Latin too), Korey name, and Kory meaning and origin. See also the related form, name Jacorey. Corey is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1940s up to the 1980s; before that, it was of very light use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1989, 0.383% of baby boys were given the name Corey. It ranked at #55 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.049% and its ranking #319, however it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after name Corbin, out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, it was used 36% more than Corey. In the past century Corey has mostly been a baby boy name. In 1995, the name Corey was given to 23 times as many baby boys than girls.

List of baby names Corey:

Coree meaning (English), Corie name (English), Corri meaning and origin, Cory meaning and origin (English and Latin), name Kauri origin, Khory pronounciation, Korey name (English), Kori name popularity (English), name Korie, Korrey meaning and origin (English), meaning of Korri, Korrie meaning and origin (English), Korry pronounciation (English), name Kory origin (English), Caezar definition, short names for Cahir (Irish), meaning of Cairo (English), Caree name variations, short names for Carew, and Carey name variations (English and Irish).

The baby name Corey fun facts:

The name Corey in reverse order is "Yeroc".

The numerological value of the name Corey is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Corey?

Corey is in the top names in USA.