Shukri
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHOO-kree
- Origin
- Arabic
Shukri is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “thankfulness, gratitude”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shukri mean?
Arabic: from Arabic shukr 'thanks'
“thankfulness, gratitude”
A common girls' name among Somali families, though in much of the Arab world Shukri is given to boys.
Is Shukri a girl's or a boy's name?
Shukri is a girls' name.
How popular is Shukri in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shukri in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shukri in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Shukri in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Shukri in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shukri in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Shukri
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Shukri
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shukri: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shukri, updated 20 October 2026.