Courage is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Courage is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,785 for boy births in the United States (and #16,281 across all names), given to 10 babies. Courage was first reported in SSA data in 1990 and peaked in 2019 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,785 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,350 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #13,822 | #6,284 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #13,985 | #7,362 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,786 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #13,824 | #7,627 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #12,740 | #5,197 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | #9,307 | #6,098 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #13,022 | #9,021 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,841 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,402 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | #13,389 | #6,055 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,632 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,291 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #13,687 | #7,096 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,013 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,269 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #18,153 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,189 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,762 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,757 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,132 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,598 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,678 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,202 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,681 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,271 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #5,936 |