Girl
Saori
Saori (さおり) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 沙織, 沙 sand + 織 to weave. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 3 in 1987.
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Ways to write Saori
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
沙織
沙sand織to weave
Girl, best No. 3 (1987–1990)小織
小small織to weave
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata紗織
紗thin silk織to weave
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Saori appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
五織five + to weaveGirl
佐央梨to help + centre + pearGirl
佐央理to help + centre + reasonGirl
佐央里to help + centre + villageGirl
佐王利to help + king + benefitGirl
佐緒利to help + thread + benefitGirl
佐緒理to help + thread + reasonGirl
佐緒里to help + thread + villageGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Saori has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1987, at No. 3.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990 | No. 9 |
| 1989 | No. 5 |
| 1988 | No. 5 |
| 1987 | No. 3 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Saori
Saori Takarada 宝田 沙織Japanese association football player
Saori Yoshida 吉田 沙保里Japanese sport wrestle, coach (1982-)
Saori Hayami 早見 沙織Japanese voice actor and singer
Saori Ōnishi 大西 沙織Japanese voice actress
Saori Obata 小畑 沙織Japanese tennis player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.