Khoury
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOOR-ee
- Origin
- Arabic
Khoury is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “priest”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khoury mean?
Arabic: Lebanese and Syrian surname, from Arabic khuri
“priest”
A Lebanese and Syrian surname from Arabic khuri, meaning priest, used as a first name.
Is Khoury a girl's or a boy's name?
Khoury is a boys' name.
How popular is Khoury in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Khoury in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khoury in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
Names like Khoury
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo Kayden Brody Kian Koen Aiden Kody Keegan Kasai Kylan Kenai Khalil
Names related to Khoury
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Khoury: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khoury, updated 20 October 2026.