Zury: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#6,113

among girls · ↓1,445 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zury · -33% vs 2024

How common

1 in 80,363

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2006

54 babies

All-time total

796

#8,767 all-time among girls

First recorded

1987

in Social Security records

Zury popularity over time

796 babies have been named Zury since 1987, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	18	2	–	#6,787
1990s	37	4	+106%	#8,803
2000s	198	20	+435%	#3,135
2010s	336	34	+70%	#3,840
2020s (to 2025)	207	35	+3%	#3,328

Where Zury 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	19	0.01	outside top 500
2027	19	0.01	outside top 500
2028	19	0.01	outside top 500
2029	18	0.01	outside top 500
2030	18	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Zury

Zury is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,113 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 796 American babies have been named Zury. Its peak came in 2006, when 54 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Zury stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zury?

The median living Zury is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 800 people named Zury are alive in the United States today.

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

Zury year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	20	#6,113
2024	30	#4,668
2023	49	#3,328
2022	30	#4,670
2021	43	#3,613
2020	35	#4,077
2019	34	#4,259
2018	32	#4,457
2017	28	#4,921
2016	30	#4,732
2015	36	#4,143
2014	31	#4,655
2013	35	#4,241
2012	38	#4,046
2011	40	#3,840
2010	32	#4,607
2009	28	#5,225
2008	30	#5,012
2007	43	#3,785
2006	54	#3,135
2005	12	#9,449
2004	12	#9,262
2003	7	#13,840
2002	7	#13,593
2001	5	#17,971
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	9	#9,246
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
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1930	–	–
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1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zury?

The median living Zury is about 11 years old. Half of all living Zurys are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Zury are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Zury are alive in the United States, based on 796 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Zury mean?

Spelling variant of Zuri.

How popular is the name Zury in 2025?

Zury ranked #6,113 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zury?

796 babies have been named Zury in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zury most popular?

Zury peaked in 2006, when 54 newborns received the name.

Is Zury a boy or girl name?

Zury is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zury rising or falling?

Zury has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Zury become more popular?

Zury is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Zury in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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