Yuri

“Variant of George — Farmer; earth worker” — Greek origin

Boy's name · #1808 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Yuri has appeared in US records since 1961 — best rank #1333 (1976) · 2,455 babies named Yuri all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 930 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 6,100 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yuris

Yuri Gagarin — Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
Yuri Andropov — General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1914–1984)
Yuri Nikulin — Soviet and Russian actor and clown (1921-1997)
Yuri Zhirkov — Russian footballer
Yuri Dolgorukiy — Grand Prince of Kyiv (1095-1157)

Among 1,853 notable people named Yuri:

Entertainers appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yuri Nikulin, Soviet and Russian actor and clown (1921-1997).

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