Yuri
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Yuri is a Russian form of George, meaning “farmer.” Yuri is also a Japanese name meaning “lily.” Yuri is given a Hebrew meaning of “Jehovah is my light.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Yuri in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Yuri against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Yuri is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Yuri in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 139 girls were named Yuri, making it the #1525 girls' name in the US. Since 1919, 3,769 girls have been named Yuri, with the most (180) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana.
In 2025, 88 boys were named Yuri, making it the #1808 boys' name in the US. Since 1961, 2,455 boys have been named Yuri, with the most (93) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in Massachusetts, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| France | #764 boys | 50 | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), 2025 |
| Italy | #272 boys | 50 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), 2024 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | #426 boys | 7 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #205 boys | 40 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Brazil | #182 boys (all ages) | 73,204 | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), 2010 |
| Israel | #157 boys (all ages) | 5,927 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | #880 boys (all ages) | 293 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #878 boys (all ages) | 661 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), STATPOP, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Yuri in other languages
- Georg Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German
- George Dutch, English, French, Romanian
- Yury Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian
- Georgius Dutch, Latin
- Jorge Portuguese, Spanish
- Jur Dutch, Polish
- Jørgen Danish, Norwegian
- Jørn Danish, Norwegian
- Jürgen Dutch, German
- Georges French
- Gheorghe Romanian
- Giorgio Italian
- György Hungarian
- GöranЄ Swedish
- Jerzy Polish
- Joris Dutch
- Jorn Dutch
- Juraj Slovak
- Jure Slovenian
- Jurgis Lithuanian
- Jurij Slovenian
- Jyri Finnish
- Jyrki Finnish
- Jörg German
- Jörn German
- Jüri Estonian
- Siôr Welsh
- Yrjö Finnish
- Đurađ Serbian
- Георгий Russian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Yuri
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Yuri, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Yuri | 1994 | Eastern Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Typhoon Yuri (Category 5) | 1991 | Western Pacific | 278 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Yuri
There are 13 towns and villages with Yuri in their name, in 7 countries.
🇷🇺 Russia 5🇧🇴 Bolivia 2🇨🇳 China 2🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇰🇵 North Korea 1🇳🇵 Nepal 1🇵🇪 Peru 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Nizhniye Yuri | Udmurtiya Republic, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Sredniye Yuri | Udmurtiya Republic, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Verkhniye Yuri | Udmurtiya Republic, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Yuri | La Paz Department, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – | Map |
| Yuri | Sichuan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Yuri | Sichuan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Yuri | Apurímac Department, 🇵🇪 Peru | – | Map |
| Yuri-Kaksi | Udmurtiya Republic, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Yuri-ri | South Pyongan, 🇰🇵 North Korea | – | Map |
| Yurí | Guainía Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Yuri
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Yuri in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Laguna Yuri | Loreto, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Yuri songs
One song on Wikidata has Yuri in its title:
- Yuri wa Aoku Saite – Alice Nine (2005)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Yuri
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Yuri.
Yuri Antonov
Yuri Balashov
Yuri Baluyevsky
Yuri Bradac
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Fictional characters named Yuri
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Yuri as a pet name
FurryName has found 62 dogs named Yuri in public pet registers, making it the #1,713 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (7), Basel (4), Framingham (1). Yuri as a dog name →
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