Saori
Girl name · #3228 in 2025 · Uniqueness 65/100
Saori ranks #3228 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 49 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4295, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,735 girls born in 2025 was named Saori.
The 42-year story
Saori first appears in the Social Security records in 1983, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 55 babies and a rank of #2995. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Saori per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Saori in class?
Saori scores 65 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Saori is most common
State-level data for Saori is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Saori
Statistically, parents drawn to Saori tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Stori, Satori, Kaori, Ivori, and Ori.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Saori | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3211 |
| 2024 | 51 | #3119 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3140 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2995 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4833 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3778 |
| 2019 | 33 | #4260 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3497 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3479 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4083 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4295 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5310 |
| 2013 | 36 | #4076 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4121 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4915 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5602 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5709 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6799 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7394 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13386 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8804 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9559 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Saori a popular girl name?
Saori ranked #3228 among girls in 2025 with 49 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4295.
When was the name Saori most popular?
Saori peaked in 2022, when 55 American girls received the name (ranked #2995 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Saori?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,735 newborn American girls was named Saori. It scores 65/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.