Corey is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “in a cauldron.” Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 402 boys in the United States.
Corey belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “in a cauldron” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Corey first appears in Social Security records in 1919. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #52 in 1977, and in 2024 402 babies received the name — 184,687 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Corey means “in a cauldron” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Corey is a boy name. In 2024, 402 babies received the name in the US.
Corey comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Corey first appears in US records in 1919. Its best-ever ranking was #52 in 1977, and 402 babies were given the name in 2024.
Corey is pronounced /ˈkɔː.ɹi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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