Meaning & Origin
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George.
Yuri is a baby name of Russian origin, the Russian form of George, from the Greek Georgios meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker.' Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human in space in 1961, made this name synonymous with the stars and human daring.
Yuri carries the weight of the Space Age — it's the name humanity shouted into the cosmos and heard echoed back. Used for both boys and girls in Japanese contexts (where it means 'lily'), it has a dual-cultural appeal that makes it elegant and adventurous simultaneously. A name that looked up and kept going.