Given name & surname
Juri
“one who works the earth; a farmer”·“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Juri is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Slavic use, Juri carries the interpretation “one who works the earth; a farmer.” Juri is a form of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
How it developed
Juri is used as a form of George. Juri is a form of George. The shared background comes through George: Georgios comes from georgos, built from elements meaning “earth” and “to work.” Latin Georgius and Old French forms helped carry it into English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Juri is a form of George. The history of George gives this family its wider story. Saint George gave the name a religious and legendary association; the dragon story developed in the Middle Ages. In England, George I’s accession in 1714 helped increase the name’s use beyond its earlier saintly associations.
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Juri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 296
- 10 boys · 286 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,813 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +66%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,813 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 57.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 562 as a first name in 2020; 116 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Juri’s family of names
Juri is a form of George. In Slovak usage, Juri has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge. In German usage, Juri has a conventional equivalent in the English form Yuri.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Juri has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
8 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jarisvariant
- Juryvariant
- Jureavariant
- Jureevariant
- Jurievariant
- Jurijvariant · German
- Jeirgifvariant
- Jurgvariant
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Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 57
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Georgebase name
- JorgeSpanish
- YuriEnglish
- Jordiequivalent
- Giorgioequivalent
- Joriequivalent
- Georgiosequivalent
- Georgesequivalent
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- Gevorgequivalent
- Jerzyequivalent
- Jorisequivalent
- Yegorequivalent
- Jornequivalent
- Yuryequivalent
- YouriFrench
- Georgyequivalent
- Georgiequivalent
- Georgequivalent
- Jurisequivalent
- Jyriequivalent
- Գևորգequivalent
- Siôrequivalent
- Xurdeequivalent
- Göranequivalent
- Đurađequivalent
- Jiříequivalent
- Єгорequivalent
- Jurequivalent
- Jürgequivalent
- Jergušequivalent
- Егорequivalent
- Yrjöequivalent
- Jörgequivalent
- Jürgenequivalent
- Gorchequivalent
- Jureequivalent
- Jørgenequivalent
- Georgiusequivalent
- Corcequivalent
- Георгийequivalent
- Georgijeequivalent
- Juroequivalent
- Youreeequivalent
- Jørnequivalent
- Yehorequivalent
- Jyrkiequivalent
- Jörnequivalent
- Xurxoequivalent
- Đorđeequivalent
- Gheorgheequivalent
- Jurajequivalent
- Jörgenequivalent
- Györgyequivalent
- Юрыйequivalent
- Đuroequivalent
- Γεώργιοςequivalent
- Jurgisequivalent
People named Juri
- Juri LotmanRussian-Estonian semiotician (1922–1993)
- Juri KnorrGerman handball playerborn 2000
- Juri UenoJapanese actressborn 1986
- Juri TatsumiOlympic synchronized swimmerborn 1979
- Juri JudtGerman footballerborn 1986
- Juri TakahashiJapanese singerborn 1997
- Juri YokoyamaJapanese volleyball playerborn 1955
- Juri KimuraJapanese voice actressborn 1988
- Juri NagatsumaJapanese voice actressborn 1988
Characters named Juri: Juri (Street Fighter character).
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