Uri
Uri was the 2984th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 2099th; the most babies were born in 2023 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 784 places. More babies were named Uri in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,984 boys, up 739 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- 16% girls, 84% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202360 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,395babies recorded
Uri popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #2,984 | — | 42 |
| 2020 | #6,904 | #3,723 | 17 | 29 |
| 2010 | #16,855 | #3,069 | 6 | 38 |
| 2000 | — | #4,558 | — | 17 |
| 1990 | — | #5,790 | — | 9 |
| 1980 | — | #3,601 | — | 12 |
| 1970 | — | #3,818 | — | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Uri, counting every spelling?
Uri is the most common spelling of a name family that had 50 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 50 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uri | 42 | #2,984 | 226 |
| Urie | 8 | #9,639 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Uri?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Uri (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Uri born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Uri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Uri?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Uri are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 37. That makes Uri mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Uri by state
How common Uri was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.8×), New York (3.4×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Uri: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Uri, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Uri
How popular is the name Uri?
Uri was the 2984th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 2099th; the most babies were born in 2023 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 784 places. More babies were named Uri in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Uri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 16% girls, 84% boys given the name Uri in the US.
Where is Uri most popular?
In 2021–2025, Uri was most common in New Jersey (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and North Carolina.