Zury
Zury was the 6113th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 3135th with 54 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,970 places. More babies were named Zury in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zuri) good, beautiful (Swahili) · Swahili
- Rank in 2025
- #6,113 girls, down 2,036 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200654 babies
- Total since 1880
- 796babies recorded
What does the name Zury mean?
Zury is a spelling of Zuri, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zuri's meaning and origin.
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
Zury popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,113 | 20 |
| 2020 | #4,077 | 35 |
| 2010 | #4,607 | 32 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #9,246 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zury, counting every spelling?
Zury is a spelling of Zuri, a name family that ranked #342 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,113 for Zury 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 Zury?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zury (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zury 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zury.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zury?
About 800 people born in the US named Zury are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Zury 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.
Zury by state
How common Zury was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.7×). In 48 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
These names rose and fell in step with Zury: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zury, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zury
What does Zury mean?
Zury is a spelling of Zuri, which means “good, beautiful (Swahili)” (Swahili origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Zury?
Zury was the 6113th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 3135th with 54 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,970 places. More babies were named Zury in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zury a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zury in the US.
Where is Zury most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zury was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.