Yuri

Yuri was the #1,525 girls' name in the US in 2025 (139 babies), and #3,478 in Canada.

Yuri as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Yuri as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Yuri as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,525 (139)—#3,478 (5)
2024#1,484 (147)——
2023#1,446 (154)#4,057 (5)#2,900 (6)
2022#1,309 (180)—#2,835 (6)
2021#1,680 (123)—#2,893 (6)
2020#1,587 (132)——
2019#1,740 (119)#5,591 (3)—
2018#2,302 (79)——
2017#2,257 (83)——
2016#2,117 (92)——
2015#2,382 (77)——
2014#2,969 (57)——
2013#2,408 (75)—#1,913 (11)
2012#2,832 (61)——
2011#2,614 (68)#5,785 (3)#2,618 (7)

Yuri as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Yuri as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Yuri as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,808 (88)#2,952 (7)—#1,804 (11)
2024#1,795 (91)#4,271 (4)—#1,654 (12)
2023#1,774 (91)#4,108 (4)—#2,614 (6)
2022#1,771 (93)#1,692 (14)—#1,415 (14)
2021#1,982 (75)#2,730 (7)—#1,478 (13)
2020#2,046 (69)#3,334 (5)—#1,454 (13)
2019#1,762 (88)#3,411 (5)—#1,152 (18)
2018#1,856 (81)#2,445 (8)—#1,389 (13)
2017#1,792 (85)#1,812 (13)—#1,422 (13)
2016#2,365 (55)#2,027 (11)—#2,718 (5)
2015#2,212 (61)#3,004 (6)—#1,164 (17)
2014#2,175 (62)#2,964 (6)—#1,778 (9)
2013#2,668 (44)#2,055 (10)—#1,470 (12)
2012#2,869 (41)#2,721 (7)—#2,158 (7)
2011#2,203 (59)#2,194 (9)—#1,118 (18)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,309.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1919.
  • In 2025, 61% of US babies named Yuri were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Yuri is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,800 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yuri by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #600MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #905NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #776LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #676GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,790TXFlorida: #1,000FL
Yuri (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YuriCanadaGirls#3,4785
YuriCanadaBoys#1,80411
YuriEngland & WalesGirls—too few
YuriEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
YuriIrelandBoys—too few
YuriNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
YuriUSGirls#1,525139
YuriUSBoys#1,80888