Unisex name · since 1919
Yuri
Yuri has 3,769 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,769
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yuri currently ranks #1527 among unisex names in America, with 3,769 babies recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuri has been recorded 3,769 times among girls since 1919, currently ranked #1527 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #3,105 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,527 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,769 born since 1919
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuri ranks #3,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,527 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,769 born since 1919, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,769
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yuri's 3,769 recorded births place it above 95.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yuri compares
3,769 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yuri's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yuri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,769 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 180 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yuri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yuri's full recorded timeline at 1993, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 180 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yuri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 180
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Yuri popularity over time - boys
2,455 total births recorded since 1961 (Yuri as boys' name)
Yuri by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (875 births, 23% of the file).
2020s was Yuri's strongest decade.
875 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Yuri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 53
1920s
53 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 62
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
749 births
- 1990s
1990s
606 births
- 2000s
2000s
625 births
- 2010s
2010s
771 births
- 2020s
2020s
875 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 875 births (23% of all-time use).
How Yuri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yuri's total volume
Yuri by state
Where Yuri concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 875 | 23.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 427 | 11.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 149 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 139 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 136 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 133 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 96 | 2.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 87 | 2.3% |
875 of 3,769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Yuri appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Yuris (875 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Yuri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Yuri 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.