Cortez vs Corey

Side-by-side comparison of Cortez and Corey — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cortez

Boy name · Rank #1992

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Name B

Corey

Boy name · Rank #678

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Metric Cortez Corey
Current Rank #1992 #678
Total Births (all years) 10,797 184,687
Peak Year 1990 1989
Peak Year Births 346 8,004
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Cortez Corey
1880ss 5 —
1900ss 5 —
1910ss 100 5
1920ss 118 21
1930ss 129 15
1940ss 117 223
1950ss 228 1,856
1960ss 378 9,969
1970ss 814 40,998
1980ss 1,814 53,604
1990ss 2,669 50,221
2000ss 2,033 17,467
2010ss 1,854 7,987
2020ss 533 2,321

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cortez Corey
2014 195 809
2015 192 754
2016 162 770
2017 176 649
2018 149 623
2019 147 585
2020 124 538
2021 144 517
2022 104 437
2023 84 427
2024 77 402

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1882–2024.

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