Sruli
Boy · SROO-lee · Hebrew
Sruli is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God contends”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies).
What does Sruli mean?
Hebrew: Yiddish pet form of Yisroel (Israel)
“God contends”
Yiddish pet form of Yisroel, the name given to Jacob after he wrestled with the angel.
- Say it
- SROO-lee
Is Sruli a girl's or a boy's name?
Sruli is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sruli in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 154% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Sruli, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sruli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were given Sruli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,590, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
- Sruli 10
- Sruly 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Sruli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
Names like Sruli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Sruli
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