| Zuri | Kamaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful | Moonlight |
| Origin | swahili | swahili |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ZOO-ree | kah-MAR-ee-ah |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1971 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (1,523) | 2008 (134) |
| In 2025 | 932 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Zuri | Kamaria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7,795 | 396 |
| 2010s | 7,024 | 740 |
| 2000s | 1,239 | 973 |
| 1990s | 522 | 556 |
| 1980s | 208 | 232 |
| 1970s | 56 | 108 |
Swahili, 'beautiful,' from the adjective -zuri ('good, beautiful'; cf. nzuri, uzuri 'beauty'). Chiefly feminine. A sometimes-cited Basque meaning ('white') is weakly sourced.
Kamaria is a Swahili name meaning 'moonlight' or 'like the moon,' derived from Arabic qamar ('moon'). Common in East Africa. The lunar meaning is well supported.
Zuri is more popular than Kamaria today: about 932 US babies were given the name Zuri in 2025, compared with 0 named Kamaria.
Zuri means Beautiful (swahili origin), while Kamaria means Moonlight (swahili origin).
In US records, Zuri first appears in 1971 and Kamaria in 0, so Kamaria has the longer recorded history.