Recorded 2019–2023 Unisex name Peak 2021 21 births

Korei — unisex name

21 babies named Korei in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s16
2020s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Korei was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

6 babies were named Korei in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Korei

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Korei between 2019 and 2023, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Korei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Korei is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Korei performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Korei shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Korei 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 21 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.

Korei at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

21

Since 2019

5 years of records

Peak year

2021

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2019

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2023

Korei popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2019

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 2023202120202019 5

Korei popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2000 (Korei as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2000 6

Korei by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
16 births that decade — 76% of Korei's all-time total
2010s52020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korei?
21 babies have been named Korei since 2019. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 6 births.
When was Korei most popular?
Korei was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Korei a unisex name?
Yes, Korei is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 21 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Korei been used?
Korei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 5 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Korei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kori, Kora, Kortney, Korina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2019–2023 (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.