US rank #4097 Unisex name Peak 2024 241 births

Covey — #4097 US boys' name

241 babies named Covey in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s391980s241990s142000s182010s662020s74
#4097
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Covey was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

26 babies were named Covey in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Covey

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Covey between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Covey currently holds the #4097 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 26 babies received it in a single year. Covey is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 68 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Covey performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Covey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Covey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Covey 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 241 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.

Covey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

241

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2024

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,097

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Covey popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
26
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
051015202530 20242020201620071998198319741969 6

Covey popularity over time — girls

68 total births recorded since 2011 (Covey as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 68 births
05101520 2024202320222021202020192011 5

Covey by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
74 births that decade — 31% of Covey's all-time total
1960s61970s391980s241990s142000s182010s662020s74

Covey by state

Where Covey concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Covey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
26 10.8%
Utah share of Covey's total US births 10.8%

26 of 241 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Covey?
241 babies have been named Covey since 1969. It currently ranks #4097 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 26 births.
When was Covey most popular?
Covey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Covey most popular?
The top states for the name Covey are Utah (26 births).
Is Covey a unisex name?
Yes, Covey is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 241 births, and as a girl's name it has 68 births.
How long has the name Covey been used?
Covey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Covey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cove, Covin, Coven, Covington, 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, 1969–2024 (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.