Recorded 1977–2012 Boys' name Peak 1978 62 births

Koury — boys' name

62 babies named Koury in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s291990s102000s62010s5
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Koury was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Koury in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koury

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Koury between 1977 and 2012, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koury currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koury performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Koury shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koury 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 62 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.

Koury at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

62

Since 1977

36 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1977

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2012

Koury popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1977

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Koury by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 47% of Koury's all-time total
1970s121980s291990s102000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koury?
62 babies have been named Koury since 1977. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Koury most popular?
Koury was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Koury been used?
Koury has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 36 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Koury?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kourtney, Kou, Kourosh, Kourtland, 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, 1977–2012 (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.