Shukri
Shukri, alternatively Shoukri, Shoukry, Shokri, Choukri, Choucri, Chokri etc., is an Arabic name for males/females meaning 'thankful'. It is the masculine active participle of the Arabic verb شَكَرَ meaning 'to be thankful. The feminine form of the name is Shukriya or Shukria (شكريّة), or Şükriye in Turkish. It can be used as either a given name or surname. A similar Arabic name is Shakir.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Shukri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shukri, alternatively Shoukri, Shoukry, Shokri, Choukri, Choucri, Chokri etc., is an Arabic name for males/females meaning 'thankful'. It is the masculine active participle of the Arabic verb شَكَرَ meaning 'to be thankful. The feminine form of the name is Shukriya or Shukria (شكريّة), or Şükriye in Turkish. It can be used as either a given name or surname. A similar Arabic name is Shakir.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Shukri
As a girl name
American parents first put Shukri on the record books as a girl name in 1999, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 18 Shukris were born — ranking #7,073 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Shukris. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 255 Shukris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Shukri as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Shukri — #5,535 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Shukris. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1996 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 15 Shukris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shukri
Shukri is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 255 births in the dataset. Shukri's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #7,073. Use the chart and map above to compare Shukri's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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