How Many People Are Named Courage?
An estimated 316 people in the United States have the first name Courage. It is used for both genders, with 80.6% male. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Courage peaked in popularity in 2018 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Courage as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Courage paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
316
About 1 in 1,084,666 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
80.6% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2018
25 births
Total Registered
319
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Courage
Courage is predominantly male (80.6%), though 62 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Courage as a male name
Ranked #7,313 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (18 births)
Courage as a female name
Ranked #13,809 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2018 (11 births)
Courage: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Courage span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 156 babies were registered. While Courage is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Courage by Decade
How has Courage tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Courage + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Courage as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Courage
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Courage: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Courage?
We estimate approximately 316 people named Courage are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,084,666 Americans share this first name.
Is Courage a common name?
Courage is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 319 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Courage most popular?
Courage reached peak popularity in 2018, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Courage is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Courage a male name?
Courage is predominantly male. 80.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Courage Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Courage Smith, Courage Johnson, Courage Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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