unisex name
Uri
OO-ree (Hebrew)
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,455
Uri is a unisex name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 71 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 78,939 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Uri Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 0 |
| 1930s | 0 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 29 |
| 1970s | 167 |
| 1980s | 133 |
| 1990s | 144 |
| 2000s | 241 |
| 2010s | 356 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 315 |
How Popular Is Uri?
In 2025, Uri was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Uri Is Used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Uri
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Uri Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Uri over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Uri
- Hebrew OO-ree
Sibling Names for Uri
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Uri — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Uri
How popular is the name Uri?
In 2025, Uri was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Uri a girl's or a boy's name?
Uri is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Uri?
Uri has 2 syllables.
When was Uri most popular?
Uri peaked in 2023, when 71 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Uri a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Uri currently ranks #2,972 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.