Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Yuri

Meaning George Gender Unisex · 61% girls Rank 2025 #1,533 Trend ↑ Rising 37%

From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij, “George”).

Rank 2025
#1,533
among girls · ↓42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
227
named Yuri · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,563
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
273 babies
All-time total
6,224
#3,105 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Yuri popularity over time

6,224 babies have been named Yuri since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #5,554
1920s 53 – 53 5 +960% #2,915
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 23 105 128 13 – #5,052
1970s 62 269 331 33 +159% #5,055
1980s 749 311 1,060 106 +220% #1,299
1990s 606 270 876 88 -17% #1,511
2000s 625 364 989 99 +13% #2,317
2010s 771 629 1,400 140 +42% #1,744
2020s (to 2025) 875 507 1,382 230 +65% #1,318

Where Yuri is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 148 0.09 outside top 500
2027 157 0.10 outside top 500
2028 164 0.10 outside top 500
2029 171 0.11 outside top 500
2030 177 0.11 outside top 500

Where Yuri is most popular

Girls named Yuri per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.092 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Georgia, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Yuri born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +361%
Georgia 60 0.264 +188%
Maryland 23 0.217 +137%
North Carolina 47 0.206 +125%
Louisiana 17 0.194 +112%
Pennsylvania 42 0.178 +94%
Florida 60 0.140 +53%
Illinois 32 0.140 +53%
New York 44 0.111 +21%
Virginia 17 0.100 +9%
Texas 71 0.088 ≈ national
South Carolina 7 0.078 -15%
California 60 0.071 -22%
Indiana 10 0.071 -22%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -33%
Alabama 5 0.053 -42%
Ohio 10 0.042 -54%
Missouri 5 0.041 -55%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -66%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Yuri

Yuri is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,533 in 2025 with 139 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 6,224 American babies have been named Yuri, about 61% girls and 39% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 273 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Yuri stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yuri?

The median living Yuri is about 17 years old; half are between 6 and 35. An estimated 6,000 people named Yuri are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Yuri year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 139 #1,533 88 #1,825
2024 147 #1,491 91 #1,807
2023 154 #1,454 91 #1,786
2022 180 #1,318 93 #1,781
2021 123 #1,697 75 #1,998
2020 132 #1,590 69 #2,068
2019 119 #1,744 88 #1,775
2018 79 #2,331 81 #1,871
2017 83 #2,267 85 #1,803
2016 92 #2,127 55 #2,386
2015 77 #2,406 61 #2,232
2014 57 #3,004 62 #2,203
2013 75 #2,437 44 #2,713
2012 61 #2,863 41 #2,904
2011 68 #2,637 59 #2,230
2010 60 #2,902 53 #2,400
2009 80 #2,423 47 #2,661
2008 85 #2,317 58 #2,289
2007 77 #2,455 49 #2,563
2006 81 #2,352 41 #2,831
2005 44 #3,458 30 #3,387
2004 66 #2,555 30 #3,284
2003 45 #3,289 38 #2,671
2002 50 #2,975 26 #3,448
2001 48 #3,006 22 #3,839
2000 49 #2,938 23 #3,637
1995 53 #2,455 26 #2,846
1990 103 #1,511 31 #2,307
1985 68 #1,709 30 #1,973
1980 13 #5,541 37 #1,618
1975 7 #7,976 22 #2,133
1970 11 #5,055 34 #1,461
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 10 #3,338 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Yuri

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin Soviet cosmonaut (1934–1968) Contemporary
  2. 2 Yuri Andropov Yuri Andropov Leader of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984 1914–1984 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Yuri Knorozov Yuri Knorozov Soviet and Russian linguist (1922–1999) Contemporary
  4. 4 Yuri Milner Yuri Milner Israeli entrepreneur and physicist (born 1961) Contemporary
  5. 5 Yuri Oganessian Yuri Oganessian Armenian and Russian nuclear physicist (born 1933) Contemporary
  6. 6 Yuri Dolgorukiy Yuri Dolgorukiy Prince of Rostov and Suzdal (died 1157) 1095–1157 · Medieval
  7. 7 Yuri Norstein Yuri Norstein Russian animator (born 1941) Contemporary
  8. 8 Yuri of Goguryeo Yuri of Goguryeo 2nd King of Goguryeo (r. 19 AD – 18 BC) -38–18 · Antiquity
  9. 9 Yuri Nikulin Yuri Nikulin Soviet and Russian actor and clown (1921–1997) Contemporary
  10. 10 Yuri Levitan Yuri Levitan Soviet radio announcer (1914–1983) Contemporary
  11. 11 Yuri Manin Yuri Manin Russian mathematician (1937–2023) Contemporary
  12. 12 Yuri Averbakh Yuri Averbakh Russian chess grandmaster and author (1922–2022) Contemporary
  13. 13 Yuri Kondratyuk Yuri Kondratyuk Soviet engineer and mathematician (1897–1942) 19th century
  14. 14 Yuri II of Vladimir Yuri II of Vladimir Grand Prince of Vladimir 1188–1238 · Medieval
  15. 15 Yuri Antonov Yuri Antonov Russian composer (born 1945) Contemporary
  16. 16 Yuri Matiyasevich Yuri Matiyasevich Russian mathematician and computer scientist (born 1947) Contemporary
  17. 17 Yuri Bashmet Yuri Bashmet Russian conductor, violinist and violist (born 1953) Contemporary
  18. 18 Yuri Temirkanov Yuri Temirkanov Russian conductor (1938–2023) Contemporary
  19. 19 Yuri Bondarev Yuri Bondarev Russian writer (1924–2020) Contemporary
  20. 20 Yuri Rytkheu Yuri Rytkheu Soviet-era Russian Chukchi writer 1930–2008 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Yuri, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Yuri?

The median living Yuri is about 17 years old. Half of all living Yuris are between 6 and 35 years old.

How many people named Yuri are alive today?

An estimated 6,000 people named Yuri are alive in the United States, based on 6,224 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Yuri mean?

From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij, “George”).

How popular is the name Yuri in 2025?

Yuri ranked #1,533 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 139 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yuri?

6,224 babies have been named Yuri in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yuri most popular?

Yuri peaked in 2022, when 273 newborns received the name.

Is Yuri a boy or girl name?

Yuri is used for both: about 61% of babies named Yuri have been girls and 39% boys.

Is the name Yuri rising or falling?

Yuri is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Yuri become more popular?

Yuri is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 177 girls named Yuri in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Yuri?

Well-known people named Yuri include Yuri Gagarin (astronaut), Yuri Andropov (politician), Yuri Knorozov (archaeologist).

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