Yuri
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Yuri for girls#1533 US
Most familiar to American ears as the Russian variation of George. Not recommended for a daughter.
Pronounced YOO-ree.
As of October 2026, Yuri ranked #1825 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1345 in 1976.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,203 | 62 | #3,004 | 57 |
| 2015 | #2,232 | 61 | #2,405 | 77 |
| 2016 | #2,386 | 55 | #2,127 | 92 |
| 2017 | #1,803 | 85 | #2,267 | 83 |
| 2018 | #1,871 | 81 | #2,331 | 79 |
| 2019 | #1,775 | 88 | #1,744 | 119 |
| 2020 | #2,067 | 69 | #1,589 | 132 |
| 2021 | #1,998 | 75 | #1,695 | 123 |
| 2022 | #1,781 | 93 | #1,316 | 180 |
| 2023 | #1,785 | 91 | #1,450 | 154 |
| 2024 | #1,803 | 91 | #1,491 | 146 |
| 2025 | #1,825 | 88 | #1,533 | 139 |
World rankings
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Famous Yuris
- Yuri I Vladimirovich aka Yuri DolgorukiyBoy
Grand Prince of Kiev
- Yuri Alekseyevich GagarinBoy
Russian cosmonaut, first man in space
- Yuri PleskunBoy
Russian,American male model
- Yuri Vladimirovich AndropovBoy
Soviet leader and ambassador to Hungary
- Yuri LowenthalBoy
American actor
- Yuri Valentinovich ZhirkovBoy
Russian footballer
- Yuri Borisovich MilnerBoy
Russian investor and physicist
- Yuri Fyodorovich OrlovBoy
Russian physicist
- Yuri Sergeyevich KasparovBoy
Russian composer
- Yuri Yuryevich LarionovBoy
Russian pair skater
- Yuri KwonBoy
South Korean female singer of group Girls' Generation
- Yuri KochiyamaBoy
American female activist
- Yuri SardarovBoy
American actor
Yuri in pop culture
- Yuri LowellBoy
character in the Japanese video game Tales of Vesperia
- Yuri CosmosBoy
character in video game Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
- Yuri Plisetsky and Yuri KatsukiBoy
teenage figure skaters and rivals in anime Yuri!!! on ice
- YuriBoy
a term in manga used for lesbian romance
- Yuri KozukataBoy
female character in the game Fatal Frame V: Maiden of Black Water
- YuriBoy
female character in the video game Doki Doki Literature Club
- Yuri TsukikageBoy
(Cure Moonlight) character in Magical Girl Anime Heartcatch PreCure!
- Cha YuriBoy
main character in Korean drama Hi, bye Mama!
- YuriGirl
character in video game Doki Doki Literature Club
- Yuri HanGirl
character in Jenny Han's TV Series "XO Kitty"