Courage Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Courage

A bold, unisex virtue name that first made the charts for boys in 1990 and girls in 2008. Millennials may associate it with the Cartoon Network show Courage the Cowardly Dog, about a timid, good-natured dog by the name.

Courage for girls

Courage debuted on the girls' side of the chart in 2008, almost two decades after it first appeared for boys. It's among the rising class of powerful unisex virtue names, along with Brave, True, and Hero.

Pronounced KUR-ij.

As of October 2026, Courage ranked #7785 for boys in US births in 2025 and #13809 for girls in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #5196 for boys in 2019 and #9304 for girls in 2018.