Given name & surname · also Swahili
Zuri
“a beauty”·“lovely and white”
Zuri is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a beauty” and “lovely and white”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a beauty” and “lovely and white”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zuri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,614
- 770 boys · 16,844 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,555 babies
- 2025
- 949
- #329 for girls · #5,606 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 2% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 932 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 329 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 17 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (86). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,403 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zuri’s family of names
Zuri has a related form in Zury. Zuri has a related form in Zurea. Zuri has a related form in Zureah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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People named Zuri
- Adowarim Lugu ZuriGhanaian entrepreneur
- Zuri HallAmerican entertainment reporter and actressborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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