Saori
Saori is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Saori, Japanese-Korean model and singer Saori Anou , Japanese wrestler Saori Arimachi , Japanese women's footballer Saori Ariyoshi , Japanese women's footballer Saori Atsumi , Japanese singer-songwriter Saori Gotō , Japanese voice actress and singer Saori Hara , Japanese AV actress Saori Haruguchi , Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Saori
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saori is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Saori, Japanese-Korean model and singer Saori Anou , Japanese wrestler Saori Arimachi , Japanese women's footballer Saori Ariyoshi , Japanese women's footballer Saori Atsumi , Japanese singer-songwriter Saori Gotō , Japanese voice actress and singer Saori Hara , Japanese AV actress Saori Haruguchi , Japanese…
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The Story of Saori
Saori first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 58 Saoris were born — ranking #2,889 that year. As of 2026, Saori ranks #2,889 for baby girls with 58 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). In total, more than 836 Saoris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Saori
Saori is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 836 births in the dataset. Saori's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Saori's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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