Given name & surname
Courey
“resembling the shell”
Courey is a variant of Cowrie. One African interpretation is “resembling the shell.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Courey is a variant of Cowrie. One African interpretation is “resembling the shell.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Courey is a variant of Cowrie. An origin associated with Cowrie is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Courey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 25 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 273 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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