Given name & surname
Correy
“from the hollow; of the churning waters”
Correy is a variant of Corey. One Irish interpretation is “from the hollow; of the churning waters.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Correy is a variant of Corey. One Irish interpretation is “from the hollow; of the churning waters.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Correy is a variant of Corey. An origin associated with Corey is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Correy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,145
- 1,099 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,005 as a first name in 2020; 262 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Correy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“from the hollow; of the churning waters”
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>99% boys