Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Satori isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Satori through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 568
- 58 boys · 510 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #5,077 for girls · #7,589 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +115%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,077 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 71.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 11 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 420 as a first name in 2020; 168 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Satori’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Satori is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 聡里. In Japanese usage, Satori is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 覚.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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