Yury
A masculine name of Russian origin meaning "farmer" or "peasant".
Name Census estimates that about 198 living Americans carry the first name Yury. It is a predominantly female name (91.8% of registrations). The average person named Yury today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yury births was 1985 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yury. 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.
People living today
198
~ 1 in 1,731,083 Americans
Peak year
1985
18 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2007 SSA rank
#12,330
Tracked since 1981
Gender
Gender distribution for Yury
Yury leans heavily female at 91.8% of total registrations, but 17 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Yury as a male name
- Ranked #12,330 in 2007
- 6 male births in 2007
- Peak: 2003 (6 births)
Yury as a female name
- Ranked #20,129 in 2009
- 5 female births in 2009
- Peak: 1985 (18 births)
Popularity
Yury: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yury from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 108 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Yury remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yury 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 Yury during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yurys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yury
The name Yury originates from the Greek name Georgios, derived from the Greek words "ge" meaning earth and "ergon" meaning work, signifying a farmer or agricultural worker. It gained popularity during the Byzantine era and spread across the Eastern Orthodox Christian world.
Yury is the Russian form of the name George, which has roots dating back to ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. One of the earliest references to the name can be found in texts from the 3rd century AD, where St. George, a Christian martyr, was venerated for his bravery and sacrifice.
In the 6th century, the Russian Prince Yury Dolgoruky, the founder of Moscow, was one of the earliest recorded bearers of the name in Russia. His descendants continued to use the name, cementing its significance in Russian history and culture.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Yury was associated with nobility and military prowess. Yury Daniilovich, the Grand Prince of Moscow in the 13th century, played a crucial role in defending Russia against Mongol invasions.
During the Renaissance, the name gained prominence across Europe. Yury Krizhanich, a Croatian writer and philosopher who lived from 1618 to 1683, made significant contributions to the development of the Russian literary language.
In more recent times, notable individuals with the name Yury include Yury Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space, who was born in 1934 and died in 1968. Yury Nikulin, a beloved Soviet actor and clown who lived from 1921 to 1997, brought joy and laughter to generations of Russians.
Another prominent figure was Yury Andropov, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, who served from 1982 to 1984. Yury Temirkanov, a renowned Russian conductor born in 1938, has made significant contributions to the world of classical music.
People
Yury + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yury 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
Yury: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yury?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 198 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yury 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 1,731,083 US residents.
Is Yury a common name?
We classify Yury as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 207 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yury most popular?
The single biggest year for Yury was 1985, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yury is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Yury a female name?
Yes, 91.8% of people registered as Yury in the SSA data are female. 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.
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.