Fun Facts About the Name Zuri
- More than 17 thousand babies named Zuri: U.S. records list 17,597 babies given the name Zuri from 1880 through 2025. Even 770 boys received the name Zuri - about 1 boy for every 22 girls.
What Does the Name Zuri Mean?
Zuri is a Swahili name meaning "beautiful" or "good." It comes from the Swahili adjective stem -zuri, which describes a person or thing as good, beautiful, or fine. Swahili adjectives take a prefix that agrees with the noun they describe, so the same stem appears as mzuri in mtoto mzuri ("a good child") and as nzuri in nyumba nzuri ("a beautiful house"). The given name uses the plain form zuri.
A Hebrew name of similar sound, Tzuri (צורי), means "my rock" and comes from a different language and root. It is a separate name, and the two should not be treated as one.
Zuri Name History & Origins
Swahili is a Bantu language of the East African coast, spoken in Kenya, Tanzania, and nearby areas, including Zanzibar and the mainland coast. Centuries of Indian Ocean trade and contact with Arabic-speaking merchants gave Swahili much of its Arabic vocabulary, but zuri belongs to the language's Bantu word stock. In Swahili-speaking communities, personal names are often drawn from ordinary words for qualities people value, and Zuri is used as a girl's name in the region.
The name is also used in the United States and other English-speaking countries, mostly for girls. It appears in popular media as the name of Zuri Ross, the youngest child in the Disney Channel series Jessie. That television role is an example of the name in modern use, not its source.
How Popular is the Name Zuri?
Zuri recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2022. Its best rank was #194 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #329 | 932 | 0.0580% |
| 2024 | #277 | 1,140 | 0.0707% |
| 2023 | #203 | 1,480 | 0.0923% |
| 2022 | #194 | 1,520 | 0.0928% |
| 2021 | #208 | 1,440 | 0.0878% |
| 2020 | #235 | 1,268 | 0.0785% |
| 2019 | #278 | 1,183 | 0.0705% |
| 2018 | #292 | 1,132 | 0.0666% |
| 2017 | #365 | 853 | 0.0494% |
| 2016 | #364 | 893 | 0.0504% |
| 2015 | #443 | 714 | 0.0400% |
| 2014 | #475 | 667 | 0.0373% |
| 2013 | #524 | 570 | 0.0325% |
| 2012 | #650 | 438 | 0.0249% |
| 2011 | #845 | 313 | 0.0178% |
| 2010 | #982 | 259 | 0.0146% |
| 2009 | #1,076 | 238 | 0.0130% |
| 2008 | #1,096 | 238 | 0.0126% |
| 2007 | #1,193 | 213 | 0.0111% |
| 2006 | #1,423 | 160 | 0.0084% |
| 2005 | #2,523 | 69 | 0.0037% |
| 2004 | #2,677 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2003 | #2,202 | 79 | 0.0043% |
| 2002 | #2,112 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 2001 | #2,699 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 2000 | #3,215 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #2,423 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1998 | #2,459 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1997 | #2,509 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 1996 | #2,629 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1995 | #2,551 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1994 | #2,584 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1993 | #2,415 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 1992 | #2,385 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1991 | #2,355 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 1990 | #2,798 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1989 | #2,119 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 1988 | #2,216 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1987 | #2,491 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1986 | #2,383 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1982 | #10,516 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #10,207 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #9,749 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #5,887 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #10,617 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #8,774 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,578 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #9,647 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,606 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #4,689 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #3,708 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2022 | #3,612 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #3,495 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2020 | #4,138 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #4,335 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #3,889 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #7,542 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #6,719 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #5,994 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #7,043 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #6,236 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #5,254 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #4,819 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #6,033 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #6,094 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #6,390 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #4,010 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #4,863 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #5,874 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #5,491 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #3,731 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #2,816 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #3,320 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #5,918 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #3,102 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #3,485 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #3,737 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #4,394 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #4,051 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #4,093 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #10,169 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,669 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #7,269 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,381 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,164 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #4,160 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #6,088 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,138 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #6,248 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #4,067 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #2,797 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #6,859 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,463 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #4,190 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #5,877 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Zuri Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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