Unisex name · since 1913
Uri
1,255 babies named Uri in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,439 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,255
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Uri is the #2948 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,255 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uri has been recorded 1,255 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #2948 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #4,439 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,948 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,255 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uri ranks #4,439 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,948 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,255 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,439 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,255
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Uri's 1,255 recorded births place it above 90.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Uri compares
1,255 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Uri's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Uri | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,255 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Uri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Uri's full recorded timeline at 1995, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Uri popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Uri popularity over time - girls
140 total births recorded since 2007 (Uri as girls' name)
Uri by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (294 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Uri's strongest decade.
294 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Uri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
167 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
294 births
- 2020s
2020s
255 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 294 births (23% of all-time use).
How Uri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Uri's total volume
Uri by state
Where Uri concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 210 | 16.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 93 | 7.4% |
| #3 | California | | 57 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 9 | 0.7% |
210 of 1,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Uri's data
- Uri's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (294 total births) through the 2020s (255) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Uris (210 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Uri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Uri draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.