unisex name
Covey
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 413
Covey is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 23% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 63 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 52,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Covey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 39 |
| 1980s | 24 |
| 1990s | 14 |
| 2000s | 18 |
| 2010s | 78 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 194 |
How popular is Covey?
In 2025, Covey was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Covey is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Covey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Covey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Covey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Covey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Covey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Covey
How popular is the name Covey?
In 2025, Covey was given to 63 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Covey a girl's or a boy's name?
Covey is used for both girls and boys. About 23% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Covey?
Covey has 2 syllables.
When was Covey most popular?
Covey peaked in 2025, when 63 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Covey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Covey currently ranks #1,388 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.