Boys' name · since 1973

Coury

Coury has 57 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,214 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade

57 boys have been named Coury since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coury has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1973, 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 1973 to 1998.

  • #21,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 57 born since 1973
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coury ranks #21,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.

#21,214 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Coury's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Coury's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Coury's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Coury popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1985)
10
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 1973197619801985198719881989199219951998 5

Coury by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 54% of the file).

1980s was Coury's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Coury births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coury?
Coury has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,214 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1998. 10 babies were born in 1985, its single highest year.
Where does Coury sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coury ranks #21,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Coury most popular?
Coury was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Coury been used?
The SSA has tracked Coury since 1973 -- 26 years through the most recent 1998 data.
What names are similar to Coury?
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.

What to do with Coury's data

  • Coury's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 1990s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Coury

Nearby Names Like Coury

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Coury

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Coury: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1998 (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 Coury 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.