Uri
Boy name · #2948 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 42 baby boys were named Uri, placing it at #2948 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3684, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 42,857 boys born in 2025 was named Uri.
Babies named Uri per year. Source: SSA.
The 112-year story
Uri first appears in the Social Security records in 1913, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 60 babies and a rank of #2315. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Uri against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Uri in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Uri is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Uri will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Uri is most common
State-level data for Uri is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Uri
Statistically, parents drawn to Uri tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Yuri, Ori, Omri, Rui, and Kairi.
YuriOriOmriRuiKairiRafiHenriTobi
Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Uri | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2941 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3045 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2315 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2675 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3297 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3653 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3259 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3446 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3781 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3990 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3684 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3693 |
| 2013 | 37 | #2998 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4862 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4356 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3014 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2946 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3103 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4127 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6094 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3710 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5246 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6258 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3349 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4890 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Uri a popular boy name?
Uri ranked #2948 among boys in 2025 with 42 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3684.
When was the name Uri most popular?
Uri peaked in 2023, when 60 American boys received the name (ranked #2315 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Uri?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 42,857 newborn American boys was named Uri. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.