Given name & surname
Coury
“resembling the shell”
Coury is a variant of Cowrie. One African interpretation is “resembling the shell.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coury is a variant of Cowrie. One African interpretation is “resembling the shell.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Coury 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 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coury through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 57
- 57 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 10 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 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 130 as a first name in 2020; 1,687 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.
Coury’s family of names
Coury has a related form in Cowrie. In English usage, Coury as a surname has a related form in Khouri.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Coury, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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