Given name & surname

Couri

“resembling the shell”

Couri is a variant of Cowrie. One African interpretation is “resembling the shell.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Couri is a variant of Cowrie. One African interpretation is “resembling the shell.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Couri 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 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Couri through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
2010
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Couri in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2010–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 314 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.

Couri’s family of names

Couri has a related form in Cowrie.

Walk Couri’s family in the name graph

CouriCowrie

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Couri, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Corniya

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Keili

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>99% girls

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Anyri

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>99% girls

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Kayouri

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>99% girls

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Karai

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>99% girls

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Kitara

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>99% girls

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Caleiah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Couri’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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