Is Zuri a boy or girl name?
Zuri is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,140 girls and 22 boys were named Zuri, so 98.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.5% of the 16,648 US babies named Zuri were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,689
- Girl rank, 2024
- #277
- Babies named Zuri since 1971
- 16,648
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,552 babies
Boys and girls named Zuri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 | 56 | 52.8% |
| 1980s | 45 | 208 | 82.2% |
| 1990s | 145 | 522 | 78.3% |
| 2000s | 200 | 1,239 | 86.1% |
| 2010s | 170 | 7,022 | 97.6% |
| 2020s | 143 | 6,848 | 98% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,689 | 1,140 | #277 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,708 | 1,480 | #203 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,612 | 1,520 | #194 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,495 | 1,440 | #208 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,138 | 1,268 | #235 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,335 | 1,183 | #278 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,889 | 1,132 | #292 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,542 | 853 | #365 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,719 | 893 | #364 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,994 | 714 | #443 |
| 2014 | 12 | #7,043 | 667 | #475 |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,236 | 570 | #524 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,254 | 438 | #650 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,819 | 313 | #845 |
| 2010 | 15 | #6,033 | 259 | #982 |
| 2009 | 15 | #6,094 | 238 | #1,076 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,390 | 238 | #1,096 |
| 2007 | 26 | #4,010 | 213 | #1,193 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,863 | 160 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,874 | 69 | #2,523 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,491 | 62 | #2,677 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,731 | 79 | #2,202 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,816 | 81 | #2,112 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,320 | 56 | #2,699 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,918 | 43 | #3,215 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,102 | 61 | #2,423 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,485 | 57 | #2,459 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,737 | 52 | #2,509 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,394 | 48 | #2,629 |
| 1995 | 16 | #4,051 | 50 | #2,551 |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,093 | 49 | #2,584 |
| 1993 | 5 | #10,169 | 53 | #2,415 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,669 | 55 | #2,385 |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,269 | 55 | #2,355 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,381 | 42 | #2,798 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,164 | 59 | #2,119 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,160 | 52 | #2,216 |
| 1987 | 7 | #6,088 | 42 | #2,491 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,383 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,138 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,516 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,248 | 6 | #10,392 |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,067 | 6 | #10,207 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,797 | 6 | #9,749 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,859 | 11 | #5,887 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,156 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,463 | 5 | #10,617 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,190 | 6 | #8,774 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,877 | 10 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,647 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zuri reached #2,797 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #194 in 2022. 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 Zuri
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.