How Many People Are Named Yuri?
An estimated 5,782 people in the United States have the first name Yuri. It is used for both genders, with 60.5% female. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Yuri peaked in popularity in 2022 with 273 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yuri as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yuri paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yuri is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
5,782
About 1 in 59,280 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
60.5% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2022
273 births
Total Registered
5,996
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yuri
Yuri is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (39.5%) and females (60.5%). Out of 5,996 total births registered, 2,367 were male and 3,629 were female.
Yuri as a male name
Ranked #1,803 in 2024
91 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (93 births)
Yuri as a female name
Ranked #1,491 in 2024
146 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (180 births)
Yuri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yuri span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,400 babies were registered. Yuri remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yuri by Decade
How has Yuri tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yuri by State
Birth registrations for Yuri span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, District of Columbia, Colorado. On average, about 129 Yuris were registered per state.
Yuri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yuri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yuri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yuri?
We estimate approximately 5,782 people named Yuri are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 59,280 Americans share this first name.
Is Yuri a common name?
Yuri is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,996 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yuri most popular?
Yuri reached peak popularity in 2022, when 273 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yuri is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yuri a female name?
Yuri is predominantly female. 60.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yuri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yuri Smith, Yuri Johnson, Yuri Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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