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Uri

Boy

Meaning of Uri: Hebrew: 'my light'

Uri is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2904th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2904

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,395

First recorded 1913 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 20 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 27 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 17 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 25 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 30 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 45 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 22 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 34 babies2016: 37 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 51 babies2020: 46 babies20202021: 46 babies2022: 57 babies2023: 71 babies2024: 53 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Uri per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 71.

Gender split

90% boys · 10% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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