Zirui
Zirui is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Zirui
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zirui is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Zirui
American parents first put Zirui on the record books as a baby boy name in 2014, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 8 Ziruis were born — ranking #8,836 that year. Zirui last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 18 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Zirui
Zirui is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Zirui's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #8,836. Use the chart and map above to compare Zirui'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.