Covey
Boy name · #3148 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Covey is currently the #3148 boy name in the United States — 38 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 1969. Put differently, about 1 of every 47,368 American boys born in 2025 carries the name.
Babies named Covey per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 56-year story
Covey first appears in the Social Security records in 1969, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 38 babies and a rank of #3128. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Covey in class?
Covey scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Covey is most common
State-level data for Covey is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Covey
Statistically, parents drawn to Covey tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adley, Santy, Avyay, Kenay, and Jersey.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Covey | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3128 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4072 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5075 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7768 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6032 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12022 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5555 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7136 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8140 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8816 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12136 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9600 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7591 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12367 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10151 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8209 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8704 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6843 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7270 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4853 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5785 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6238 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5059 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5123 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4797 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Covey a popular boy name?
Covey ranked #3148 among boys in 2025 with 38 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Covey most popular?
Covey peaked in 2025, when 38 American boys received the name (ranked #3128 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Covey?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 47,368 newborn American boys was named Covey. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.