Names / Boy names
Uri
Current rank
#2,984
and rising
All-time peak
#2,099
in 1979
First recorded
1913
in U.S. data
Children named
1,300
since 1913
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,099 in 1979 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
: my light. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1913. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 1,300 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.