How popular is the name Uri?

1,390 US babies were named Uri between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2023.

What careers are people named Uri over-represented in?

Among notable men who are composers, Uris show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Uri

Q: How common is the spelling Uri?

The most common spelling: 86% of Uris use it.

Uri. 1,390 US babies since 1940, peak 2023. Notable Uris are 1.6× over-represented as composers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2023

1,390 US babies were named Uri between 1940 and 2025.

Uri around the world

England & Wales: 50 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 4,975 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Uris end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.1×	Medium · 10 people
Professor	1.1×	Medium · 10 people
Composer	1.6×	Low · 9 people
Politician	0.6×	Low · 8 people

Among notable men who are composers, Uris show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

One more thing…

Uris are 1.4× more likely than expected to be musicians.

The surprise career: Low confidence · 8 notable people.

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Other spellings

The most common spelling: 86% of Uris use it

Uri 86%
Urie 14%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2023)