Recorded 1962–2023 Boys' name Peak 1989 1,099 births

Correy — boys' name

1,099 babies named Correy in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s301970s2921980s2881990s2872000s1332010s592020s10
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Correy was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

44 babies were named Correy in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Correy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,099 babies named Correy between 1962 and 2023, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Correy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Correy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 292 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Correy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Correy in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Correy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,099 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Correy at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,099

Since 1962

62 years of records

Peak year

1989

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1962

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2023

Correy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1962

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
44
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
01020304050 202320122004199719901983197619691962 5

Correy popularity over time — girls

46 total births recorded since 1977 (Correy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 46 births
4681012 1997199319861984197919781977 5

Correy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
292 births that decade — 27% of Correy's all-time total
1960s301970s2921980s2881990s2872000s1332010s592020s10

Correy by state

Where Correy concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Correy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 2.1%
#2 Texas
12 1.1%
#3 Illinois
6 0.5%
#4 Alabama
5 0.5%
#5 Georgia
5 0.5%
#6 Michigan
5 0.5%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.5%
#8 Ohio
5 0.5%
California share of Correy's total US births 2.1%
Even split

23 of 1,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Correy?
1,099 babies have been named Correy since 1962. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 44 births.
When was Correy most popular?
Correy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 292 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Correy most popular?
The top states for the name Correy are California (23 births), Texas (12 births), Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Correy been used?
Correy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 62 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Correy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Corey, Cory, Corbin, Cornelius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.