Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Saori

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,243 Trend ↑ Rising 33%
Rank 2025
#3,243
among girls · ↓77 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Saori · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,801
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
55 babies
All-time total
771
#8,968 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Saori popularity over time

771 babies have been named Saori since 1983, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 30 3 – #7,562
1990s 53 5 +77% #5,236
2000s 77 8 +45% #5,860
2010s 339 34 +340% #3,543
2020s (to 2025) 272 45 +34% #3,028

Where Saori is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 52 0.03 outside top 500
2027 54 0.03 outside top 500
2028 56 0.03 outside top 500
2029 58 0.04 outside top 500
2030 60 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Saori

Saori is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,243 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 771 American babies have been named Saori. Its peak came in 2022, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Saori stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Saori?

The median living Saori is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 800 people named Saori are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Saori year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 49 #3,243
2024 51 #3,166
2023 52 #3,174
2022 55 #3,028
2021 27 #4,937
2020 38 #3,831
2019 33 #4,327
2018 44 #3,550
2017 44 #3,543
2016 36 #4,145
2015 33 #4,389
2014 25 #5,434
2013 36 #4,143
2012 36 #4,199
2011 28 #5,040
2010 24 #5,753
2009 24 #5,860
2008 19 #7,024
2007 17 #7,680
2006 10 #11,266
2005 7 #14,231
2004 – –
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2000 – –
1995 5 #15,278
1990 18 #5,236
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Famous people named Saori

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Saori Hayami Saori Hayami Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1991) Contemporary
  2. 2 Saori Yoshida Saori Yoshida Japanese freestyle wrestler b. 1982 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Saori Kimura Saori Kimura Japanese former volleyball player (born 1986) Contemporary
  4. 4 Saori Takarada Japanese footballer b. 1999 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Saori Ariyoshi Saori Ariyoshi Japanese footballer (born 1987) Contemporary
  6. 6 Saori Arimachi Japanese footballer (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Saori, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Saori?

The median living Saori is about 8 years old. Half of all living Saoris are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Saori are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Saori are alive in the United States, based on 771 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Saori in 2025?

Saori ranked #3,243 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Saori?

771 babies have been named Saori in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Saori most popular?

Saori peaked in 2022, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Saori a boy or girl name?

Saori is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Saori rising or falling?

Saori is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Saori become more popular?

Saori is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 60 girls named Saori in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Saori?

Well-known people named Saori include Saori Hayami (actor), Saori Yoshida (wrestler), Saori Kimura (volleyball player).

Names like Saori

Names that sound and feel close to Saori: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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