Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Covey

Gender Unisex · 25% girls Rank 2025 #3,142 Trend ↑ Rising 167%
Rank 2025
#3,142
among boys · ↑957 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
63
named Covey · +50% vs 2024
How common
1 in 44,949
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
63 babies
All-time total
373
#10,695 all-time among boys
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Covey popularity over time

373 babies have been named Covey since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 6 6 1 – #4,031
1970s – 39 39 4 +550% #3,720
1980s – 24 24 2 -38% #4,944
1990s – 14 14 1 -42% #6,976
2000s – 18 18 2 +29% #8,354
2010s 12 66 78 8 +333% #5,614
2020s (to 2025) 82 112 194 32 +315% #3,142

Where Covey is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 44 0.03 outside top 500
2027 51 0.03 outside top 500
2028 57 0.03 outside top 500
2029 63 0.04 outside top 500
2030 68 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Covey

Covey is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,142 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 373 American babies have been named Covey, about 75% boys and 25% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 63 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Covey stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Covey?

The median living Covey is about 5 years old; half are between 1 and 18. An estimated 400 people named Covey are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Covey year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #5,129 38 #3,142
2024 16 #7,006 26 #4,099
2023 11 #9,120 19 #5,108
2022 12 #8,644 10 #7,879
2021 6 #13,876 14 #6,089
2020 12 #8,518 5 #12,421
2019 7 #12,741 16 #5,614
2018 – – 11 #7,227
2017 – – 9 #8,290
2016 – – 8 #9,019
2015 – – – –
2014 – – – –
2013 – – 5 #12,517
2012 – – – –
2011 5 #17,380 7 #9,828
2010 – – 10 #7,700
2009 – – – –
2008 – – – –
2007 – – 5 #12,718
2006 – – – –
2005 – – 6 #10,351
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – – –
2000 – – 7 #8,354
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – 6 #5,930
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 6 #4,917
1970 – – 7 #3,919
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Covey, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Covey?

The median living Covey is about 5 years old. Half of all living Coveys are between 1 and 18 years old.

How many people named Covey are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Covey are alive in the United States, based on 373 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Covey in 2025?

Covey ranked #3,142 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Covey?

373 babies have been named Covey in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Covey most popular?

Covey peaked in 2025, when 63 newborns received the name.

Is Covey a boy or girl name?

Covey is used for both: about 25% of babies named Covey have been girls and 75% boys.

Is the name Covey rising or falling?

Covey is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Covey become more popular?

Covey is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 68 boys named Covey in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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