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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Zuri

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
African
Beautiful, good

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Zuri

More about the name

Zuri is a given name of Swahili origin meaning "beautiful." It has been among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in the United States since 2010 and among the top 300 names since 2018. Zuri was among the five most popular names for Black newborn girls in the American state of Virginia in 2022.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #2754, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5399, 17 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #194, 1,520 births); most recent 2025 (rank #328, 932 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202517932
2024221,140
2023311,480
2022321,520
2021331,440
2020251,268
2019241,183
2018281,132
201711853
201613893

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #2753, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #478, 88 births); most recent 2025 (rank #634, 61 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–61
2024461
2023382
2022778
2021788
2020474
2019–36
2018–32
2017–24
2016–29

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #3063, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20237
20228
2021–
20203
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20184
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #531, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20233
20225
20215
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence