Meaning of name Corey

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Meaning

The name Corey has the following meaning:

From the hollow; of the churning waters.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Corey as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Corey is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 195 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Corey fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 6 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 295 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Corey in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Corey is pronounced as kor-ee

Origins

Corey originates from the Gaelic language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Corey and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Corey: Boys - Camden, Keegan, Kenyon, Ronin, Girls - Arline, Aylin, Colleen, Deirdre, Elvie, Ena, Fidelma, Lular, Mckayla, Merna, Nealie, Both genders - Brogan, Casey, Daly, Darcy, Devin, Erin

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Corey: Corea, Coree, Cori (Irish), Corie, Correa, Corree, Correy (Gaelic), Corri, Corrie, Corry (Irish), Cory (English), Currie, Curry, Korea, Koree, Korey (English), Kori (Irish), Korie, Korrea, Korree, Korrey (Gaelic), Korri, Korrie, Korry (Irish), Kory (English), Kurrie, Kurry

Style

We think the name Corey should fall under the following style category: Short and Catchy.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Corey to be: A smart, well-learned person

In one word, you might describe Corey as a(n) "educated" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Corey (or its variants) are:

Corey Scott Feldman , born on 16 July, a famous actor. Corey Scott Feldman 's background: An American film and television actor. He became known during the 1980s, with roles in the Hollywood films The Goonies and Stand by Me.

Corey Mitchell Hart, born on 21 May, a famous singer. Corey Mitchell Hart's background: A Grammy Award-nominated Canadian musician.

Corey Haim, born on 23 December, a famous actor. Corey Haim's background: This Canadian actor was born in Toronto. He made many films in Hollywood in the 1980s, including The Lost Boys (1987) and Dream A Little Dream (1989).