The first name Zuri
A girl’s name from Swahili meaning “good”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Swahili origin
Zuri means “good” in Swahili.
Borrowed from Swahili zuri (“good”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 61 girls were named Zuri, making it the 634th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 88 births (#478).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zuri with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zuri at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 932 girls born in the United States were named Zuri, the 329th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 1,523 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Zuri mean?
- Zuri means “good” in Swahili.
- What is the origin of the name Zuri?
- Borrowed from Swahili zuri (“good”).
- How popular is the name Zuri?
- In 2025, 61 girls born in England and Wales were named Zuri, ranking 634th. Its peak was 2021, with 88 births.
- Is Zuri a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 17,614 US babies named Zuri since 1880 were girls.
- When was Zuri most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 1,523 babies were named Zuri, its highest rank at 194th.