The baby name Seri is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'Korean': 'seh-ree (세리) /se.ri/', 'Sanskrit/Malay/Thai': 'see-ree /ˈsiri/', 'English': 'seh-ree or seer-ee /ˈsɛri/ or /ˈsɪri/', 'Japanese': 'se-ri (せり) /seɾi/'}.
Seri is Japanese, Korean, Malay, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Thai, Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Seri is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'Korean': 'seh-ree (세리) /se.ri/', 'Sanskrit/Malay/Thai': 'see-ree /ˈsiri/', 'English': 'seh-ree or seer-ee /ˈsɛri/ or /ˈsɪri/', 'Japanese': 'se-ri (せり) /seɾi/'}.
Seri is Japanese, Korean, Malay, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Thai, Turkish in Origin.
Seri is a cross-cultural given name with multiple origins. In Malay and Indonesian, Seri (also written Sri) descends from Sanskrit Śrī, “radiance, glory, auspiciousness,” an honorific tied to the goddess Lakshmi and common in feminine compounds. In Japanese, Seri (often 芹) refers to the water dropwort/parsley plant, giving a nature-evoking image; alternative kanji can shift nuance. In Korean, Se‑ri is a modern feminine name whose meaning depends on hanja selection, such as 世利 “world, benefit” or 梨 “pear.”
Usage is concentrated in Southeast and East Asia; the Korean form rose to prominence in the late 1990s via golfer Park Se‑ri. Variants and related spellings include Sri/Seri (Malay–Indonesian) and Se‑ri/Se Ri (Korean). Phonetic lookalikes like Siri (Scandinavian) or Ceri (Welsh) exist but have unrelated etymologies. Overall, Seri carries associations of brilliance, good fortune, and botanical freshness.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| BN | 0 | #28 | 5 | 2,297 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 614 |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #65 | 42 | 5,459 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #105 | 6 | 2,055 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #132 | 8 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #203 | 20 | 4,141 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #227 | 5 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #245 | 7 | 6,592 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| SG | 0 | #254 | 16 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MY | 0 | #270 | 61 | 12,352 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2022 | #275 | 6 | 2,867 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #280 | 10 | 6,578 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #286 | 13 | 5,122 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #288 | 1,230 | 24,821 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #304 | 13 | 15,378 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #416 | 9 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #433 | 155 | 18,916 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #489 | 17 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #505 | 11 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #539 | 10 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #541 | 13 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #597 | 11 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #720 | 19 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #776 | 11 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #809 | 21 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #824 | 15 | 4,949 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #857 | 256 | 25,439 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #880 | 56 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #907 | 10 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| TR | 0 | #1,101 | 111 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,118 | 11 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,125 | 52 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,370 | 77 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,417 | 55 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,590 | 25 | 28,008 |
Seri is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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