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Zuree

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How to Pronounce Zuree

Pronounced ZOO-ree /ˈzuː.riː/Medium

Meaning: Zuree is a modern respelling echoing Zuri, a Swahili word meaning beautiful or good, widely used as a girl's name; the doubled-e ending is a contemporary styling.Low

In 30 seconds: Zuree is a modern girl's name echoing Zuri, Swahili for beautiful or good. It stayed very rare in the United States (said ZOO-ree).
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Origin MediumSwahili, American
MeaningZuree is a modern respelling echoing Zuri, a Swahili word meaning beautiful or good, widely used as a girl's name; the doubled-e ending is a contemporary styling.
U.S. rank (2024)#17654 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2020
Total births (all-time)≈ 109
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202020092024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Zuree is a modern spelling that echoes Zuri, the Swahili word for beautiful or good. This -ee ending is a recent styling, appearing in United States records only from around the year two thousand nine.

It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high around the year two thousand twenty. It keeps a warm Swahili meaning in a fresh, upbeat spelling.

Did you know? Its base, the Swahili Zuri, means beautiful and gained wide notice as a character name in popular film and television.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Zuree — Modern coinage echoing Zuri; Swahili beautiful or good

Variations

ZuriZurieZury

Nicknames

ZuRee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Zuree mean?

It echoes Zuri, a Swahili word meaning beautiful or good.

How do you pronounce Zuree?

It is said ZOO-ree /ˈzuː.riː/, two syllables with the stress at the front.

Is Zuree a boy or girl name?

Zuree is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Zuree?

It has always been very rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around the early two-thousand-twenties.

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