How Many People Are Named Korey?
An estimated 12,325 people in the United States have the first name Korey. It is used for both genders, with 89.0% male. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Korey peaked in popularity in 1990 with 551 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Korey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Korey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,325
About 1 in 27,810 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
89.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1990
551 births
Total Registered
12,806
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Korey
Korey is predominantly male (89.0%), though 1,413 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Korey as a male name
Ranked #2,644 in 2024
50 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (507 births)
Korey as a female name
Ranked #9,235 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (47 births)
Korey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Korey span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,705 babies were registered. Korey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Korey by Decade
How has Korey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Korey by State
Birth registrations for Korey span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Maine, Idaho, Hawaii. On average, about 197 Koreys were registered per state.
Korey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Korey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Korey
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Korey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Korey?
We estimate approximately 12,325 people named Korey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 27,810 Americans share this first name.
Is Korey a common name?
Korey is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,806 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Korey most popular?
Korey reached peak popularity in 1990, when 551 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Korey is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Korey a male name?
Korey is predominantly male. 89.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Korey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Korey Smith, Korey Johnson, Korey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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