Corey Dillon
There are approximately 32 people named Corey Dillon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,711,073 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Corey with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dillon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
32
1 in 10,711,073
Named Corey
184K
Alive today
Named Dillon
59K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 184K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 38
Estimated bearers: 59K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #683
Per 100K: 17.11
Top ancestry: White (84.4%)
First name trend
Corey: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Corey. The peak year was 1989 with 8,291 births. The average person named Corey today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dillon surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dillon, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.4%.
- White84.4%
- Black or African American9.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Corey has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0538% of the US population, based on 184,349 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Dillon appears at a rate of 17.11 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0171%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 32 people with the full name Corey Dillon. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Corey
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FAQ
Corey Dillon: questions and answers
How many people are named Corey Dillon?
We estimate approximately 32 people in the United States share the full name Corey Dillon. That works out to about 1 in 10,711,073 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0538%) with the surname frequency (17.11 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Corey Dillon?
We classify Corey Dillon as "Very Rare". About 1 in 10,711,073 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Corey a male or female name?
Corey is predominantly male. Out of 193,720 total SSA registrations, 95.3% were male and 4.7% were female. See the full Corey profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.