Throughout the world, یوری (Yuri 
, Yury 
, Jurij 
) is a widespread epicene forename. The first name یوری is habitual in Israel, where it is a common male name, Cabo Verde, where it is quite a common male name, and Slovenia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, Japan, and Israel. Very seldom, یوری is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Yuri | Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil |
| Yury | South Korea, Angola, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil |
| Jurij | Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Israel |
Corc, Djuro, Egor, Georg, George, Georges, Georgi, Georgii, Georgij, Georgije, Georgijs, Georgios, Georgius, Georgiy, Georgo, Georgy, Geórgios, Gheorghe, Gică, Gieorgij, Giorgio, Gorch, Gueorgui, Guéorgui, Gyuri, György, Göran, Gøran, Iegor, Iouri, Iourii, Iuri, Iwri, Iwry, Jegor, Jehor, Jerguš, Jerzy, Jiri, Joeri, Jordi, Jorge, Joris, Jorn, Juerg, Jur, Juraj, Jure, Jurg, Jurgis,
یوری is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yuri Lowell , the fictional character from Tales of Vesperia; Yuri , the fictional character from Dirty Pair; Yuri Sakazaki , the fictional character from Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters, The King of Fighters XIII; Yuri , the fictional character from Doki Doki Literature Club, Doki Doki Literature Club! and Yuri Tsukikage , the Pretty Cure character, HeartCatch PreCure!, and in many other works.