Spellings

Corey or Cory?

In the US in 2025, 57% of babies in this name family were spelled Corey and 28% Cory. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Corey57% of the family327 born in 2025#778 among boys−57% since 2015Cory28% of the family160 born in 2025#1,244 among boys−53% since 2015Korey8% of the family47 born in 2025#2,718 among boys−52% since 2015Kory6% of the family35 born in 2025#3,314 among boys−58% since 2015

Ten years ago

Corey already led in 2015, with 59% of the family's births; it has 57% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,277 to 569 births (−55%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Corey755327−57%
Cory341160−53%
Korey9847−52%
Kory8335−58%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈkɔri/ (KOR-ee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Cory 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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