Yury
Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic form of the masculine given name George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, and German Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian Juri, Portuguese Iúri, Estonian…
Meaning & Origin of Yury
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic form of the masculine given name George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, and German Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian Juri, Portuguese Iúri, Estonian…
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The Story of Yury
As a girl name
Yury first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1981, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 18 Yurys were born — ranking #4,282 that year. As of 2026, Yury ranks #17,292 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 190 Yurys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yury first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 6 Yurys were born — ranking #9,581 that year. As of 2026, Yury ranks #10,921 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Yurys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Yury
Yury is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 190 births in the dataset. Yury's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #4,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Yury'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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