Covey
Girl name · #5221 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Covey is currently the #5221 girl name in the United States — 25 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2011. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Covey.
The 14-year story
Covey first appears in the Social Security records in 2011, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 25 babies and a rank of #5099. 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.
Babies named Covey per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Covey in class?
Covey scores 49 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 Davey, Coast, Rinley, Tilley, and Eluney.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Covey | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6932 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8989 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8542 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13464 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12448 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16764 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Covey a popular girl name?
Covey ranked #5221 among girls in 2025 with 25 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 25 American girls received the name (ranked #5099 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 72,000 newborn American girls was named Covey. It scores 49/100 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.