Corey Patterson
There are approximately 122 people named Corey Patterson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,809,462 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Corey with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Patterson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
122
1 in 2,809,462
Named Corey
184K
Alive today
Named Patterson
226K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 184K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 38
Top Census group: White (66.6%)
Estimated bearers: 226K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #121
Per 100K: 65.95
Top ancestry: White (64.5%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Corey
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Corey, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 66.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Corey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Corey at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White66.6% · 104,244
- Black or African American24.0% · 37,630
- Two or more races4.2% · 6,499
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 5,460
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 1,580
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,189
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Patterson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Patterson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 64.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Patterson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Patterson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White64.5% · 127,245
- Black or African American26.2% · 51,555
- Two or more races4.6% · 8,971
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 6,971
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,199
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,196
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Corey right now.
The surname Patterson appears at a rate of 65.95 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0660%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 122 people with the full name Corey Patterson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Corey Patterson: questions and answers
How many people are named Corey Patterson?
We estimate approximately 122 people in the United States share the full name Corey Patterson. That works out to about 1 in 2,809,462 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0538%) with the surname frequency (65.95 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Corey Patterson?
We classify Corey Patterson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,809,462 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Corey Patterson?
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