Corey - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity

Irish

"from the hollow"Clare Green

Updated Sat Feb 10 2024

Corey Origin and Meaning

The name Corey is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "from the hollow".

Former teen idol name, now middle-aged. This name has been on a steady decline since the early-1990s.

# 633 in the US

Corey Rank in US Top 1000

Corey Popularity

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Famous People Named Corey

  • Corey Scott FeldmanAmerican actor
  • Corey Ian HaimAmerican actor
  • Corey DorrisAmerican singer and actor
  • (Jon) Corey HartAmerican baseball player
  • Corey Michael PotterAmerican ice hockey player
  • Corey PerryCanadian ice hockey player
  • Corey S. NakataniAmerican jockey
  • Corey Mitchell HartCanadian singer
  • Corey Allen PavinAmerican pro golfer
  • (Richard) Corey "Big Hoss" HarrisonAmerican TV Personality
  • Corey Burton (born Corey Gregg Weinberg)American voice actor
  • Corey Gravesring name of Matthew Polinsky, American pro wrestler
  • Corey Millerbetter known as C,Murder, American rapper
  • Corey Brent Penn Sr.better known as CL Smooth, American rapper
  • Corey James DillonAmerican NFL player
  • Corey R. LewandowskiAmerican political campaign chair
  • Corey Yuen (born Ying Gangming), Hong Kong film director
  • Corey Todd TaylorAmerican singer for Slipknot and Stone Sour
  • Corey SeagerAmerican baseball player
  • Corey FogelmanisAmerican actor
  • Corey CarrierAmerican actor
  • Corey Mixterknown professionally as Titanic Sinclair, American music artist
  • Corey Williamsson of actor Billy Dee Williams
  • Corey Mackenzie Day (b. 2005)son of actors/singers Darren Day and Suzanne Shaw
  • Corey Flintoff (b. 2006)son of cricketer Andrew Flintoff

Corey in Pop Culture

  • Coreyboy mentioned in "Stay Beautiful" by Taylor Swift
  • Corey Woodscharacter in movie "The Wizard"
  • "Gåhttså Gieres Corey" song by Swedish artists Maxida Märak and Downhill Bluegrass Band

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