Boys' name · since 1984
Kourosh
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 186 babies named Kourosh, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kourosh sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 186 recorded since 1984.
Kourosh has 186 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #13,408 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 186 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kourosh ranks #13,408 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kourosh's 186 recorded births place it above 70.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kourosh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kourosh's full recorded timeline at 2005, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kourosh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kourosh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (74 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kourosh's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kourosh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 74 births (40% of all-time use).
Kourosh by state
Where Kourosh concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 15.1% |
28 of 186 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kourosh's data
- Kourosh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kouroshs (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kourosh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1984–2024 (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 Kourosh 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.