Given name
Korrey
“from the hollow; of the churning waters”
Korrey is a variant of Kory. One Irish interpretation is “from the hollow; of the churning waters.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Korrey is a variant of Kory. One Irish interpretation is “from the hollow; of the churning waters.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Korrey is a variant of Kory. An origin associated with Kory is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Korrey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 113
- 113 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 10 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 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name 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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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