Uri
Uri is a Hebrew masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Uri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Uri is a Hebrew masculine given name.
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The Story of Uri
As a girl name
Uri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 17 Uris were born — ranking #6,626 that year. As of 2026, Uri ranks #8,936 for girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 159 Uris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Uri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 60 Uris were born — ranking #2,312 that year. As of 2026, Uri ranks #2,565 for boys with 53 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Uris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Uri
Uri is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Uri's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Uri'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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