Zuri Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Zuri has become increasingly popular in the United States, reaching its peak in 2019 with 1,179 babies named Zuri​

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A Deep Dive

Zuri Overview

Meaning

Beautiful, nice, good

Gender

Girl, Gender-neutral

Origin

Swahili

Etymology

Derived from the Swahili word “zuri,” meaning “beautiful” or “good.”

Pronunciation

/ˈzʊər.i/

Popularity

Zuri is favored in the USA, admired for its exotic and positive meaning. In 2023, Zuri ranked #196 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

4 letters

Numerology

11 (Intuitive, Idealistic, Spiritual)

Name Styles

Exotic, Popular, Modern

Associated Traits

Beautiful, vibrant, uplifting
A Deep Dive

Zuri Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Zurie, Zuriel, Zurina, Zury, Zureena, Suri, Zhuri

Common Nicknames

Zura, Zuzu, Zeezy, Zurita, Reez

Diminutives

Z, Zur, Zee, Zuz, Ree

Famous People

  • Zuri Hall
    (American TV Host)
  • Zuri Adele
    (American Actress)
  • Zuri Tibby
    (American Model)
  • Zuri Craig
    (American Singer and Actor)
  • Zuri Lawrence
    (American Boxer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Zuri Ross
    ("Jessie," TV Series)
  • "Zuri's Journey"
    (Novel)
  • Zuri
    ("Black Panther," Film)
  • "Zuri's Garden"
    (Album)
  • Zuri Benitez
    ("Pride," Novel)
  • "Zuri's Adventure"
    (Children's Book)

What Is the Meaning of Zuri?

The name Zuri translates to “beautiful” in Swahili. It suggests a personality full of elegance and allure.

What Is the Origin of The Name Zuri?

The name Zuri has Swahili origins, where it means “beautiful.” It is widely used in African cultures and has gained popularity in other regions for its simple yet profound meaning.

Zuri Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Zuri in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#2082021#1942022#2032023
Top 3 Rankings#1942022#2032023#2082021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Zuri

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023203
(-9 from 2022)
1471
(-48 from 2022)
0.08410
2022194
(+14 from 2021)
1519
(+83 from 2021)
0.08472
2021208
(+27 from 2020)
1436
(+168 from 2020)
0.08015
2020235
(+43 from 2019)
1268
(+86 from 2019)
0.07173
2019278
(+13 from 2018)
1182
(+51 from 2018)
0.06442
2018291
(+74 from 2017)
1131
(+280 from 2017)
0.06082
2017365
(-1 from 2016)
851
(-42 from 2016)
0.04505
2016364
(+79 from 2015)
893
(+179 from 2015)
0.04613
2015443
(+31 from 2014)
714
(+47 from 2014)
0.03660
2014474
(+50 from 2013)
667
(+98 from 2013)
0.03409
2013524
(+125 from 2012)
569
(+131 from 2012)
0.02952
2012649
(+193 from 2011)
438
(+125 from 2011)
0.02258
2011842
(+137 from 2010)
313
(+54 from 2010)
0.01615
2010979
(+93 from 2009)
259
(+21 from 2009)
0.01321
20091072
(+18 from 2008)
238
No change from 2008
0.01175
20081090
(+99 from 2007)
238
(+25 from 2007)
0.01143
20071189
(+226 from 2006)
213
(+53 from 2006)
0.01006
20061415
(+1088 from 2005)
160
(+91 from 2005)
0.00765
20052503
(+148 from 2004)
69
(+7 from 2004)
0.00340
20042651
(-464 from 2003)
62
(-17 from 2003)
0.00307
20032187
(-88 from 2002)
79
(-2 from 2002)
0.00394
20022099
(+564 from 2001)
81
(+25 from 2001)
0.00410
20012663
(+506 from 2000)
56
(+13 from 2000)
0.00283
20003169
(-764 from 1999)
43
(-18 from 1999)
0.00215
19992405
(+24 from 1998)
61
(+4 from 1998)
0.00313
19982429
(+52 from 1997)
57
(+5 from 1997)
0.00294
19972481
(+110 from 1996)
52
(+4 from 1996)
0.00272
19962591
(-75 from 1995)
48
(-2 from 1995)
0.00250
19952516
(+24 from 1994)
50
(+1 from 1994)
0.00260
19942540
(-160 from 1993)
49
(-4 from 1993)
0.00251
19932380
(-29 from 1992)
53
(-2 from 1992)
0.00269
19922351
(-31 from 1991)
55
No change from 1991
0.00274
19912320
(+416 from 1990)
55
(+13 from 1990)
0.00270
19902736
(-640 from 1989)
42
(-17 from 1989)
0.00204
19892096
(+91 from 1988)
59
(+7 from 1988)
0.00296
19882187
(+247 from 1987)
52
(+10 from 1987)
0.00270
19872434
(-90 from 1986)
42
(-1 from 1986)
0.00224
19862344
(+6893 from 1982)
43
(+37 from 1982)
0.00233
19850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19829237
(-141 from 1980)
6
No change from 1980
0.00033
19810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19809096
(-85 from 1979)
6
No change from 1979
0.00034
19799011
(-450 from 1978)
6
No change from 1978
0.00035
19788561
(-3029 from 1977)
6
(-5 from 1977)
0.00036
19775532
(+1765 from 1976)
11
(+4 from 1976)
0.00067
19767297
(+1771 from 1975)
7
(+2 from 1975)
0.00045
19759068
(-1389 from 1974)
5
(-1 from 1974)
0.00032
19747679
(-2486 from 1973)
6
(-4 from 1973)
0.00038
19735193
(+3127 from 1971)
10
(+5 from 1971)
0.00064
19720
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19718320
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00029
19700
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19600
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
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0
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0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Zuri

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#2532021#2582022#2342023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#3892021#2972022#3612023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#692021#592022#502023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#1322021#1542022#1672023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#1722021#1352022#1492023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#1932021#1672022#2022023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#1402021#1362022#1142023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#852021#622022#652023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#1782021#2972022#1732023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#1432021#1152022#1532023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#1732021#1432022#1912023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2522021#1932022#2242023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#992021#1512022#722023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#1542021#1062022#722023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2232021#2112022#1782023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2552021#1682022#2112023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#2852021#2222022#2822023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#2862021#2702022#2802023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#1542021#1512022#1542023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#1502021#1272022#1442023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#4042021#4212022#6222023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#1002021#902022#662023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5952021#3132022#3242023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4342021#4232022#5442023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#5642021#5192022#4742023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#1632021#3102022#1812023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#3252021#4812022#3432023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#3242021#2722022#3712023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#1562021#2812022#3182023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4142021#2952022#3522023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#5582021#3612022#6712023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4772021#5482022#5912023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3462021#4232022#3732023

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#372021#1022022#462023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4272021#4082022#4512023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#6722018#4402020#4312021

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#6892020#6762021#3922022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#5052019#3552022#4862023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3082018#3782020#3842021

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#4542012#3672021

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4352017#3972021

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1852016

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2422021

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2222022

Popularity Rankings for Zuri in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#5762020#4622021#5082022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#9802019#5372020#4782021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#7342018

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Zuri a Name for Boys or Girls?

Zuri is a unisex name, fitting well for both boys and girls. Its elegant meaning and versatile nature make it a popular choice among parents seeking a gender-neutral name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Zuri

Zuri in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Zuri Hall (TV Host, born 1988): An American television personality and correspondent for "Access Hollywood" and "American Ninja Warrior."
  • Zuri Adele (Actress, born 1990): An American actress known for her role in the TV series "Good Trouble."
  • Zuri Tibby (Model, born 1995): An American model recognized as the first Black model to represent Victoria's Secret PINK.
  • Zuri Craig (Singer, 1986–2022): An American singer and actor who gained fame as part of the duo "The CraigLewis Band" and for his performances on "America's Got Talent."
  • Zuri Lawrence (Boxer, born 1970): An American heavyweight boxer known for his lengthy career in the sport.
  • Zuri McDaniels (Entrepreneur, born 1965): An American entrepreneur and the wife of Darryl McDaniels of the iconic hip-hop group Run-D.M.C.
  • Zuri Marley (Musician, born 1997): A Jamaican-American singer and granddaughter of the legendary Bob Marley.
  • Zuri Ross ("Jessie," 2011 TV Series): A lively and fun-loving character adopted by a wealthy family in this popular Disney Channel series.
  • "Zuri's Journey" (2018 Novel): A captivating story about Zuri, a young girl navigating life's challenges while discovering her inner strength.
  • Zuri ("Black Panther," 2018 Film): A wise elder and spiritual leader in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, offering guidance to T'Challa, the Black Panther.
  • Zuri ("Zuri's Garden," 2019 Album): A beautiful music album filled with soulful songs capturing Zuri's emotional journey and growth.
  • Zuri Benitez ("Pride," 2019 Novel): A modern retelling of "Pride and Prejudice," with Zuri as the protagonist navigating love and family in a contemporary urban setting.
  • "Zuri's Adventure" (2020 Children's Book): A delightful story where Zuri explores magical lands and learns valuable life lessons.
  • Zuri ("The Zuri Chronicles," 2020 TV Series): Chronicles the life of Zuri, a detective with a talent for solving supernatural mysteries in her small town.
  • Zuri ("Lost in Time," 2021 Video Game): An exciting adventure game featuring Zuri, a time traveler trying to save different historical periods.
  • Zuri Park (Tel Aviv, Israel): A picturesque park in Tel Aviv offering lush greenery and recreational spaces.
  • Zuri River (Switzerland): A serene river flowing through the Swiss landscape, providing scenic views and outdoor activities.
  • Zuri City (Gujarat, India): A bustling city in the Indian state of Gujarat, known for its vibrant culture and historical landmarks.
  • Zuri Bay (British Columbia, Canada): A beautiful bay in British Columbia, offering stunning coastal scenery and marine life.
  • Zuri Lake (Bavaria, Germany): A tranquil lake in Bavaria, perfect for boating and nature walks.
  • Zuri Forest (Oregon, USA): A dense forest in Oregon, home to diverse wildlife and hiking trails.
  • Zuri Beach (Queensland, Australia): A sandy beach in Queensland, ideal for sunbathing and water sports.
  • Zuri Valley (Colorado, USA): A picturesque valley in Colorado, offering opportunities for camping and outdoor adventures.

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