Given name & surname
Koury
“a spiritual man; a priest”
Koury is a variant of Khouri. One Arabic interpretation is “a spiritual man; a priest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Koury is a variant of Khouri. One Arabic interpretation is “a spiritual man; a priest.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Koury is a variant of Khouri. An origin associated with Khouri is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Koury through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62
- 62 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 7 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 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 144 as a first name in 2020; 1,671 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.
Koury’s family of names
Koury has a related form in Khouri. In Greek usage, Koury as a surname is a transliteration of Κούρυ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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