Recorded 1981–1994 Boys' name Peak 1981 25 births

Courey — boys' name

25 babies named Courey in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s5
1980s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Courey was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

5 babies were named Courey in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Courey

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Courey between 1981 and 1994, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Courey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Courey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Courey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Courey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Courey at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

25

Since 1981

14 years of records

Peak year

1981

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1981

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1994

Courey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1981

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1981)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 19941989198819851981 5

Courey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 80% of Courey's all-time total
1980s201990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Courey?
25 babies have been named Courey since 1981. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1981 with 5 births.
When was Courey most popular?
Courey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Courey been used?
Courey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 14 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Courey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtland, Coulter, Coulson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.