boy's name

Youri

  • Origin Greek
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (France)
  • Births on record 3,620

France

#787

2025 births

Youri is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2011 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Youri is a name of Greek origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1998, when 130 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 11,790 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1961.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Youri over time

Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

925
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Youri by decade in France
Decade Births
1960s 80
1970s 320
1980s 395
1990s 925
2000s 670
2010s 575
2020s (to 2025) 385

How popular is Youri?

In 2025, Youri was given to 50 babies in France, ranking #787 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Youri is used

France #787 50 in 2025
Canada #3,112 5 in 2021
England & Wales #4,737 3 in 2007
United States #12,459 5 in 2011

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Youri

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Youri also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Youri over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Youri in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Armenian
Yuri
Atayal
Yuri
Belarusian
Yury
Bulgarian
Yury
Dutch
Yuri
Italian
Yuri
Japanese
Yuri
Russian
Yury
Seediq
Yuri
Serbian
Yury

Sibling names for Youri

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Youri — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Youri

How popular is the name Youri?

In 2025, Youri was given to 50 babies in France, ranking #787 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Youri a girl's or a boy's name?

Youri is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Youri?

Youri has 2 syllables.

When was Youri most popular?

Youri peaked in 1998, when 130 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Youri a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Youri currently ranks #787 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.