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Zuri

Meaning good Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #329 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Swahili zuri (“good”).

Rank 2025
#329
among girls · ↓54 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
949
named Zuri · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,725
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
1,555 babies
All-time total
17,614
#1,183 all-time among girls
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Zuri popularity over time

17,614 babies have been named Zuri since 1971, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 56 50 106 11 – #5,579
1980s 208 45 253 25 +139% #2,118
1990s 522 145 667 67 +164% #2,355
2000s 1,239 200 1,439 144 +116% #1,076
2010s 7,024 170 7,194 719 +400% #278
2020s (to 2025) 7,795 160 7,955 1,326 +84% #194

Where Zuri 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 928 0.58 #331
2027 925 0.58 #334
2028 922 0.57 #335
2029 920 0.57 #335
2030 918 0.57 #335

Where Zuri is most popular

Girls named Zuri per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.805 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Delaware, 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 Zuri 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 51 4.30 +435%
Delaware 38 3.35 +316%
Maryland 267 2.52 +213%
Georgia 553 2.43 +203%
South Carolina 185 2.06 +156%
Louisiana 180 2.06 +156%
Mississippi 75 1.60 +99%
Alabama 148 1.58 +96%
Virginia 262 1.54 +91%
North Carolina 347 1.52 +89%
Nevada 59 1.27 +58%
Connecticut 69 1.19 +47%
Florida 502 1.17 +46%
New Jersey 209 1.16 +44%
New York 447 1.13 +40%
Pennsylvania 264 1.12 +39%
Illinois 235 1.03 +28%
Michigan 185 1.02 +26%
Tennessee 158 0.997 +24%
Ohio 221 0.931 +16%
Missouri 112 0.929 +16%
Arkansas 49 0.927 +15%
Indiana 123 0.876 +9%
Kentucky 64 0.748 -7%
Texas 589 0.732 -9%
Wisconsin 70 0.680 -16%
Oklahoma 49 0.666 -17%
Massachusetts 80 0.662 -18%
Arizona 74 0.527 -34%
California 430 0.512 -36%
Oregon 33 0.507 -37%
Utah 41 0.493 -39%
Iowa 28 0.479 -40%
Nebraska 17 0.473 -41%
Washington 66 0.457 -43%
Minnesota 49 0.454 -44%
Colorado 49 0.439 -45%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -50%
Kansas 23 0.399 -50%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -53%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -74%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -76%
Idaho 6 0.179 -78%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Zuri

Zuri is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #329 in 2025 with 932 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 17,614 American babies have been named Zuri. Its peak came in 2022, when 1,555 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 Zuri stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zuri?

The median living Zuri is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 17 thousand people named Zuri are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Zuri 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 932 #329 17 #5,606
2024 1,148 #275 22 #4,700
2023 1,481 #203 31 #3,711
2022 1,523 #194 32 #3,616
2021 1,443 #207 33 #3,496
2020 1,268 #235 25 #4,138
2019 1,183 #278 24 #4,336
2018 1,132 #292 28 #3,889
2017 855 #365 11 #7,545
2016 893 #364 13 #6,722
2015 714 #443 15 #5,996
2014 667 #475 12 #7,045
2013 570 #524 14 #6,237
2012 438 #650 18 #5,254
2011 313 #845 20 #4,821
2010 259 #982 15 #6,034
2009 238 #1,076 15 #6,094
2008 238 #1,096 14 #6,391
2007 213 #1,193 26 #4,010
2006 160 #1,423 19 #4,863
2005 69 #2,523 14 #5,874
2004 62 #2,678 15 #5,491
2003 79 #2,202 24 #3,731
2002 81 #2,112 34 #2,816
2001 56 #2,699 27 #3,320
2000 43 #3,215 12 #5,918
1995 50 #2,551 16 #4,051
1990 42 #2,798 10 #5,381
1985 – – – –
1980 6 #10,391 6 #6,248
1975 5 #10,618 6 #5,463
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zuri?

The median living Zuri is about 6 years old. Half of all living Zuris are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Zuri are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Zuri are alive in the United States, based on 17,614 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Zuri mean?

Borrowed from Swahili zuri (“good”).

How popular is the name Zuri in 2025?

Zuri ranked #329 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 932 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zuri?

17,614 babies have been named Zuri in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zuri most popular?

Zuri peaked in 2022, when 1,555 newborns received the name.

Is Zuri a boy or girl name?

Zuri is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zuri rising or falling?

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

Will Zuri become more popular?

Zuri looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 918 girls named Zuri in 2030, ranking around #335. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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