Recorded 1981–2009 Unisex name Peak 1985 190 births

Yury — unisex name

190 babies named Yury in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1081990s482000s34
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Yury was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

18 babies were named Yury in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yury

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Yury between 1981 and 2009, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yury currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Yury is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 1995.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yury performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yury shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yury in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yury in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 190 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yury at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

190

Since 1981

29 years of records

Peak year

1985

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1981

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2009

Yury popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1981

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1985)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20092002199819921989198619831981 9

Yury popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 1995 (Yury as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.5 200720031995 5

Yury by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
108 births that decade — 57% of Yury's all-time total
1980s1081990s482000s34

Yury by state

Where Yury concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yury
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
63 33.2%
California share of Yury's total US births 33.2%

63 of 190 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yury?
190 babies have been named Yury since 1981. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1985 with 18 births.
When was Yury most popular?
Yury was most popular in the 1980s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Yury most popular?
The top states for the name Yury are California (63 births).
Is Yury a unisex name?
Yes, Yury is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 190 births, and as a boy's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Yury been used?
Yury has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 29 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Yury?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuri, Yuridia, Yuritzi, Yuriko, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.