Zuri
Zuri was the 329th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 932 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 194th with 1,523 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 114 places. More babies were named Zuri in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning good, beautiful (Swahili) · Swahili
Say it ZOOR-ee /ˈzʊri/
- Rank in 2025
- #329 girls, down 94 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 932girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20221,523 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,614babies recorded
What does the name Zuri mean?
Zuri comes from Swahili zuri, an adjective meaning 'good' or 'beautiful'; Wiktionary gives 'good' and Wikipedia 'beautiful'. Wiktionary describes it as a name of modern African American usage, and Wikipedia notes its recent use for American girls. Wiktionary classes it as unisex, although it is given mostly to girls, and Wikipedia lists several women named Zuri, such as the TV host Zuri Hall. Like several Swahili word names, it is chosen for its meaning and its link to African heritage.
zuri (Swahili, “good, beautiful”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Zuria.
See also: African names, names that mean beautiful.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zuri', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Zuri (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Zuri popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 770 since 1973, 17 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #329 | 932 |
| 2020 | #235 | 1,268 |
| 2010 | #982 | 259 |
| 2000 | #3,215 | 43 |
| 1990 | #2,798 | 42 |
| 1980 | #10,391 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zuri, counting every spelling?
Zuri is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #342 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #329 for Zuri on its own. Together these spellings went to 967 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuri | 932 | #329 | 6,527 |
| Zury | 20 | #6,113 | 172 |
| Zurie | 15 | #7,489 | 117 |
| Zuree | — | — | 41 |
| Zurri | — | — | 27 |
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 Zuri?
932 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zuri (0.26 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zuri 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 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zuri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zuri?
About 16,700 people born in the US named Zuri are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Zuri a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zuri by state
How common Zuri was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (5.3×), Delaware (4.2×), Maryland (3.1×), Georgia (3.0×), South Carolina (2.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Idaho, West Virginia, New Mexico.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zuri: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zuri, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zuri · Sibling names for Zuri
Questions about the name Zuri
What does Zuri mean?
Zuri means “good, beautiful (Swahili)” (Swahili origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Zuri?
Zuri was the 329th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 932 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 194th with 1,523 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 114 places. More babies were named Zuri in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zuri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zuri in the US.
Where is Zuri most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zuri was most common in District of Columbia (4.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by Delaware and Maryland.