Entry № 2128 · Japanese origin

Saori Saori — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ sah-OH-ree /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Japanese

Meaning

"Color weaving"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Japanese)

The meaning

A name that means "color weaving".

Saori (沙織) combines sa (sand, refining) and ori (weaving) — "color weaving" or "refined weaving."

Saori Yoshida (1982-) is the Japanese Olympic gold-medal wrestler (3-time Olympic champion).

Color weaving. The Olympic wrestler.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

沙織

Transliteration: Saori
Pronunciation: / səˈoʊ.ri /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Saori stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Saori · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Saoris before her.

Real people

Saori Yoshida

Japanese Olympic gold-medal wrestler.

born 1982

In fiction

Saori

Common in anime.

Names connected to Saori.

Numerology

The number behind Saori.

The Builder

Saori reduces to four — the number of Japanese weaving.

Parents on Saori

Why families chose this name.

"Color weaving. Five letters. Saori."

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