Boy
Corey
The name Corey carries the meaning "From the hollow", with roots in Irish. It peaked back in the 1980s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
IrishFrom the hollow
IrishOr seething pool
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
5
1920s
21
1930s
15
1940s
242
1950s
2,060
1960s
10,568
1970s
43,351
1980s
56,727
1990s
52,237
2000s
17,871
2010s
6,918
Peaked in the 1980s · 190,015 total U.S. births since 1900