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Yūri
Yūri (ゆうり) is a Japanese name for boys and girls. Its best-known spelling is 優里, 優 gentle + 里 village. It is popular today and has reached No. 30 in 2024.
ゆ · う · り · ゆうり · ユウリ
Ways to write Yūri
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
優里
優gentle, kind, excellent里village, home
Girl, best No. 53 (2008–2010)結莉
結to tie, to bind莉jasmine
Girl, best No. 87 (2014)有理
有to have, exist理reason, logic
Boys and girls, 2 notable people on Wikidata悠里
悠distant, calm里village, home
Boys and girls, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Yūri appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
結有莉to tie + to have + jasmineGirl
結梨to tie + pearGirl
結理to tie + reasonGirl
佑羽莉help + feather + jasmineGirl
佑有理help + to have + reasonGirl
佑理help + reasonGirl
優羽里gentle + feather + villageGirl
優人gentle + personGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Yūri has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2024, at No. 30.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | No. 30 |
| 2022 | – | No. 39 |
| 2008 | No. 43 | – |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.