unisex name
Courage
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 365
Courage is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 17% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Courage over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 24 |
| 2000s | 63 |
| 2010s | 157 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 86 |
How popular is Courage?
In 2025, Courage was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Courage is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Courage
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Courage also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Courage over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Courage
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Courage — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Courage
How popular is the name Courage?
In 2025, Courage was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Courage a girl's or a boy's name?
Courage is used for both girls and boys. About 17% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Courage?
Courage has 2 syllables.
When was Courage most popular?
Courage peaked in 2018, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Courage a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Courage currently ranks #7,741 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.