Yuri as a girls' name is Japanese and means "lily", written with the character for the flower; it is also a common Korean girls' name. The masculine Yuri, the Russian form of George, is a different name that happens to share the same letters. Among American girls Yuri has gained ground gradually, moving from number 2938 in 2000 to a peak of number 1318 in 2022, and it ranks number 1533 in 2025.