Given name & surname
Yori
“one who is trustworthy; reliable”·“one who is dependent”
Yori is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is trustworthy; reliable” (Japanese) and “one who is dependent” (Japanese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is trustworthy; reliable” (Japanese) and “one who is dependent” (Japanese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yori through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 102
- 6 boys · 96 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #10,085 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,085 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 239 as a first name in 2020; 287 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.
Yori’s family of names
Yori has a related form in Yoriko. Yori has a related form in Yoree. Yori has a related form in Yorey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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