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Zuri

Girl

Meaning of Zuri: Swahili: 'beautiful'

Zuri is a girl's name most strongly associated with Swahili naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 328th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 638th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#328

949 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#638

61 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

17,614

First recorded 1971 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 43 babies1987: 49 babies1988: 64 babies1989: 69 babies1990: 52 babies19901991: 62 babies1992: 63 babies1993: 58 babies1994: 65 babies1995: 66 babies1996: 63 babies1997: 71 babies1998: 79 babies1999: 88 babies2000: 55 babies20002001: 83 babies2002: 115 babies2003: 103 babies2004: 77 babies2005: 83 babies2006: 179 babies2007: 239 babies2008: 252 babies2009: 253 babies2010: 274 babies20102011: 333 babies2012: 456 babies2013: 584 babies2014: 679 babies2015: 729 babies2016: 906 babies2017: 866 babies2018: 1,160 babies2019: 1,207 babies2020: 1,293 babies20202021: 1,476 babies2022: 1,555 babies2023: 1,512 babies2024: 1,170 babies2025: 949 babies
US babies named Zuri per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,555.

Gender split

4% boys · 96% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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