Yuri
Yuri was the 1533rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1299th; the most babies were born in 2022 (180). Over the last ten years it has moved up 873 places. More babies were named Yuri in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,533 girls, up 57 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 139girls
- Girls and boys
- 63% girls, 37% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022180 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,224babies recorded
Yuri popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,533 | #1,825 | 139 | 88 |
| 2020 | #1,590 | #2,068 | 132 | 69 |
| 2010 | #2,902 | #2,400 | 60 | 53 |
| 2000 | #2,938 | #3,637 | 49 | 23 |
| 1990 | #1,511 | #2,307 | 103 | 31 |
| 1980 | #5,541 | #1,618 | 13 | 37 |
| 1970 | #5,055 | #1,461 | 11 | 34 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,338 | — | 10 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Yuri, counting every spelling?
Yuri has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,408 for girls in 2025, against #1,533 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Yuri?
139 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yuri (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yuri 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 60 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yuri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yuri?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Yuri are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 7 and 35. That makes Yuri 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.
Yuri by state
How common Yuri was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.9×), Maryland (2.4×), North Carolina (2.3×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), Florida (1.5×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Yuri
How popular is the name Yuri?
Yuri was the 1533rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 139 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1299th; the most babies were born in 2022 (180). Over the last ten years it has moved up 873 places. More babies were named Yuri in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yuri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 63% girls, 37% boys given the name Yuri in the US.
Where is Yuri most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yuri was most common in District of Columbia (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Maryland.