Yurik
A masculine Russian diminutive of the name Yuri, of Greek origin meaning "farmer".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Yurik. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yurik today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yurik births was 2015 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yurik. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yurik. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2015
5 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2015 SSA rank
#13,995
Tracked since 2015
Census
Yurik in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 114 people with the first name Yurik, which placed it at #51,355 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#51,355
National first-name rank
People counted
114
114 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yurik
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yurik is White at 70.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.3%) and Black (5.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yurik described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yurik at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.2% · 80
- Hispanic or Latino19.3% · 22
- Black or African American5.3% · 6
- Two or more races4.4% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 1
Popularity
Yurik: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Yurik by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yurik during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Yurik
The name Yurik has its origins in the Russian and Ukrainian languages, tracing back to the medieval era. It is a diminutive form of the Slavic name Yuriy, which itself derives from the Greek name Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker."
In ancient times, the name Georgios was popular among early Christian communities, honoring the legendary Saint George, a 3rd-century Roman soldier renowned for his bravery and martyrdom. His tale of slaying a dragon became a widely celebrated motif in Byzantine art and literature.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Yurik can be found in historical chronicles from the 11th century, particularly those detailing the lives of Kievan Rus' nobility and clergy. One notable figure was Yurik Dolgorukiy, a Prince of Rostov-Suzdal who lived from 1090 to 1157 and played a pivotal role in the expansion of the Rus' territories.
During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Yurik gained prominence among the Russian aristocracy, with several notable bearers including Yurik Obolensky, a military commander who served under Ivan the Terrible, and Yurik Romanov, a distant relative of the Romanov dynasty.
In the world of literature, the name Yurik was famously borne by the protagonist of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Idiot," published in 1869. The character, Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, is widely regarded as one of the most complex and influential figures in Russian literature.
Another noteworthy individual was Yurik Gagarin, the Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space in 1961. His historic achievement cemented his place in history and made the name Yurik a symbol of bravery and exploration.
Other significant bearers of the name include Yurik Andropov, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984, and Yurik Shevchuk, the lead singer of the renowned Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy.
People
Yurik + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yurik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yurik: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yurik?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yurik going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Yurik a common name?
We classify Yurik as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yurik most popular?
The single biggest year for Yurik was 2015, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yurik is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yurik in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 114 people with the name Yurik, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,355 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yurik in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yurik?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yurik leans strongly male. 112 people counted with this name were male (93.3%), compared with 8 female bearers (6.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yurik?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yurik is White at 70.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.3%) and Black (5.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yurik most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Yurik in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.2% (80 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yurik in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yurik a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yurik in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yurik still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yurik in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yurik can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Yurik?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.