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Zuri

/ˈzʊɹi/ · 96% girls · #329 in the US for girls, 2025

Zuri has been given to about 17,614 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈzʊɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 17,507
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zuri per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 1,555
  • Born in 2025949
  • All time17,614
  • England & Wales, 2025#634 · 61

How popular is Zuri?

Zuri ranks 329th among American girls in 2025, with 949 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 1,555 babies were given the name, ranking 194th. The typical living American called Zuri is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.24% of births.

Names that sound like Zuri

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Yuri0.81
  2. Lauri0.65
  3. Aubri0.65
  4. Sheri0.58
  5. Shari0.58
  6. Sherri0.57
  7. Lori0.55
  8. Kari0.55

Middle names for Zuri

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zuri Catherine0.84
  2. Zuri Josephine0.84
  3. Zuri Rose0.83
  4. Zuri Marie0.83
  5. Zuri Grace0.83
  6. Zuri Jane0.83

Sibling names for Zuri

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kashbrother · 1.00
  2. Journeesister · 0.99
  3. Malakaibrother · 0.99
  4. Harloweither · 0.99
  5. Lennoneither · 0.99
  6. Leiasister · 0.99

Where Zuri is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.24%
  2. Georgia0.09%
  3. Maryland0.09%
  4. Alabama0.07%
  5. Louisiana0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zuri Reyes0.78
  2. Zuri Nguyen0.78
  3. Zuri Moore0.78
  4. Zuri Lee0.78
  5. Zuri Hall0.78
  6. Zuri Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zuri

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Zuri across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.