Boys' name · since 1981
Courey
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Courey, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Courey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courey has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1994.
- #27,171 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Courey ranks #27,171 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Courey's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Courey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Courey's full recorded timeline at 1988, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births.
Courey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1994
- Peak year (1981)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Courey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20 births, 80% of the file).
1980s was Courey's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Courey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
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What to do with Courey's data
- Courey's decade-level peak was the 1980s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Courey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Courey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.