The baby name Asuri is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-SOO-ree (IPA: /əˈsuːri/).
The baby name Asuri is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-SOO-ree (IPA: /əˈsuːri/).
Asuri is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
Asuri is a multicultural name with several etymologies. In Sanskrit, āsurī is the feminine/adjectival form of asura. In early Vedic texts asura carried the sense “mighty, lordly,” later shifting to “demonic,” so Asuri can be interpreted as “powerful one” or linked to mythic spirits. In eastern India, Asuri also echoes the Asur people and the Asuri language (a Munda tongue), giving it an ethnolinguistic resonance of “belonging to the Asur.” A separate lineage comes from Semitic usage: Hebrew/Aramaic Ashuri (and Arabic/Persian Ashuri) means “Assyrian,” known from the term ktav ashuri for the square Hebrew script; Asuri functions as a variant transliteration.
As a given name it is uncommon but found in modern India and the diaspora, typically feminine but sometimes unisex. Variants include Aasuri, Āsuri, Asura, Ashuri, Assuri, and Asouri; short forms Suri or Asu. Meanings center on strength, lineage, or Assyrian identity.
Asuri is extremely rare. Across 12 countries, we found just 15 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
Asuri is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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