Boys' name · since 1977

Koury

Koury has 62 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

62
total births
1977–2012
years on record
1980s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade

Koury is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 62 have been recorded since 1977.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koury has been recorded 62 times among boys since 1977, 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 1977 to 2012.

  • 62 total births
  • 1977–2012 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 47% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Koury's 62 recorded births place it above 54% 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.

Koury's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Koury's full recorded timeline at 1988, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Koury popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19771978198119851987198819891993199920052012 5

Koury by decade

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

1980s was Koury's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Koury births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (47% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koury?
Koury has been given to 62 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 7 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
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?
Records for Koury go back to 1977, giving 36 years of history 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.

What to do with Koury's data

  • Koury's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1977–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Koury: Baby Name Since 1977 - 62 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/koury. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Koury 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 July 2026.