Nzuri

A girls’ name of Swahili origin, meaning beautiful, good, or fine.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Nzuri by the numbers

Nzuri was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nzuri. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nurimy light; my fire40 in the US (2017)
  • Nourimy light; variant of Noor4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nouralight, luminosity94 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nurialight or illumination15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nairiland of rivers; ancient name for Armenia3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nazariof or relating to nazareth; also meaning observer14 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean beauty

Like Nzuri, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
  • Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)

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