The baby name Khoury is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈxuːri/; common respelling: KHOOR-ee (also KOO-ree).
The baby name Khoury is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈxuːri/; common respelling: KHOOR-ee (also KOO-ree).
Khoury is in Origin.
Khoury is a Levantine Arabic name of Syriac Christian origin, from Syriac khurya meaning "priest" or "parish priest." In Arabic-speaking Christian communities of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan, khuri (khouri) is the common title for a parish priest; families often adopted it as a hereditary surname to commemorate an ancestor in the clergy. As a first name, Khoury is rare but appears in the diaspora as a faith- or heritage-affirming choice, used for any gender.
Common transliterations and variants include Khouri, Khuri, Koury, El Khoury, and Al Khouri; related forms such as Khourieh/Khouriyeh denote the priest's wife in Levantine usage. The name carries associations of guidance, service, and spiritual leadership. Comparable occupational surnames in other traditions include Greek Papadopoulos or Slavic Popov, though Khoury remains distinctively tied to Arabic and Syriac Christian culture.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LB | 0 | #524 | 135 | 13,263 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #555 | 7 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #591 | 17 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #639 | 7 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #893 | 6 | 7,187 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 |
Khoury is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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