Yuri
About Yuri
Common Russian name familiarized here via cosmonaut Yury Gagarin and a character in Dr. Zhivago, but we don't see it ever gaining permanent resident status.
Pronounced YOO-ree.
As of October 2026, Yuri ranked #1825 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1345 in 1976.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,203 | 62 | 32.3 |
| 2015 | #2,232 | 61 | 31.8 |
| 2016 | #2,386 | 55 | 29 |
| 2017 | #1,803 | 85 | 45.9 |
| 2018 | #1,871 | 81 | 44.6 |
| 2019 | #1,775 | 88 | 49 |
| 2020 | #2,067 | 69 | 40 |
| 2021 | #1,998 | 75 | 42.9 |
| 2022 | #1,781 | 93 | 53.3 |
| 2023 | #1,785 | 91 | 53.2 |
| 2024 | #1,803 | 91 | 52.8 |
| 2025 | #1,825 | 88 | 51.5 |
World rankings
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Yuri on lists
Famous Yuris
- Yuri I Vladimirovich aka Yuri Dolgorukiy
Grand Prince of Kiev
- Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
Russian cosmonaut, first man in space
- Yuri Pleskun
Russian,American male model
- Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov
Soviet leader and ambassador to Hungary
- Yuri Lowenthal
American actor
- Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov
Russian footballer
- Yuri Borisovich Milner
Russian investor and physicist
- Yuri Fyodorovich Orlov
Russian physicist
- Yuri Sergeyevich Kasparov
Russian composer
- Yuri Yuryevich Larionov
Russian pair skater
- Yuri Kwon
South Korean female singer of group Girls' Generation
- Yuri Kochiyama
American female activist
- Yuri Sardarov
American actor
Yuri in pop culture
- Yuri Lowell
character in the Japanese video game Tales of Vesperia
- Yuri Cosmos
character in video game Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
- Yuri Plisetsky and Yuri Katsuki
teenage figure skaters and rivals in anime Yuri!!! on ice
- Yuri
a term in manga used for lesbian romance
- Yuri Kozukata
female character in the game Fatal Frame V: Maiden of Black Water
- Yuri
female character in the video game Doki Doki Literature Club
- Yuri Tsukikage
(Cure Moonlight) character in Magical Girl Anime Heartcatch PreCure!
- Cha Yuri
main character in Korean drama Hi, bye Mama!
Variations & nicknames
- JuriPolish