Is Yuri a boy or girl name?
Yuri is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 146 girls and 91 boys were named Yuri, so 61.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 60.5% of the 5,996 US babies named Yuri were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,803
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,491
- Babies named Yuri since 1919
- 5,996
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 273 babies
Boys and girls named Yuri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 105 | 23 | 18% |
| 1970s | 269 | 62 | 18.7% |
| 1980s | 311 | 749 | 70.7% |
| 1990s | 270 | 606 | 69.2% |
| 2000s | 364 | 625 | 63.2% |
| 2010s | 629 | 771 | 55.1% |
| 2020s | 419 | 735 | 63.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91 | #1,803 | 146 | #1,491 |
| 2023 | 91 | #1,785 | 154 | #1,450 |
| 2022 | 93 | #1,781 | 180 | #1,316 |
| 2021 | 75 | #1,998 | 123 | #1,695 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,067 | 132 | #1,589 |
| 2019 | 88 | #1,775 | 119 | #1,744 |
| 2018 | 81 | #1,871 | 79 | #2,331 |
| 2017 | 85 | #1,803 | 83 | #2,267 |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,386 | 92 | #2,127 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,232 | 77 | #2,405 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,203 | 57 | #3,004 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,712 | 75 | #2,437 |
| 2012 | 41 | #2,904 | 61 | #2,863 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,230 | 68 | #2,637 |
| 2010 | 53 | #2,400 | 60 | #2,902 |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,661 | 80 | #2,423 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,289 | 85 | #2,317 |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,563 | 77 | #2,455 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,831 | 81 | #2,352 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,387 | 44 | #3,457 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,284 | 66 | #2,554 |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,671 | 45 | #3,288 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,448 | 50 | #2,975 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,839 | 48 | #3,006 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,637 | 49 | #2,938 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,585 | 35 | #3,568 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,844 | 45 | #2,928 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,979 | 51 | #2,555 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,588 | 40 | #3,026 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,846 | 53 | #2,455 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,324 | 52 | #2,464 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,508 | 62 | #2,175 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,361 | 67 | #2,058 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,225 | 98 | #1,574 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,307 | 103 | #1,511 |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,152 | 106 | #1,413 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,144 | 98 | #1,426 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,114 | 108 | #1,299 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,961 | 85 | #1,483 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,973 | 68 | #1,709 |
| 1984 | 27 | #2,034 | 68 | #1,631 |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,746 | 76 | #1,511 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,676 | 76 | #1,565 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,137 | 51 | #2,059 |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,617 | 13 | #5,541 |
| 1979 | 26 | #2,047 | 5 | #11,960 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 25 | #2,007 | 9 | #6,889 |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,345 | 7 | #8,152 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,133 | 7 | #7,976 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,797 | 7 | #7,674 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,769 | 6 | #8,281 |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,705 | 10 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,460 | 11 | #5,055 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,679 | 10 | #5,052 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,427 | 8 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,138 | 5 | #7,844 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,781 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #4,036 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #3,038 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,096 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,189 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,845 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,890 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,915 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,439 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,094 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,338 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,554 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yuri reached #1,345 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #1,299 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Yuri
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.