Yori

#10,082 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Rely

Yori has been given to 102 babies in the U.S. since 2002. In 2025 it ranked #10,082 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 12 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% girls, 6% boys all-time.

Babies named Yori, 2025

1 in 332,000

Yori over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Yori over time

In 2025, Yori went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

20022025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Yori: meaning, origin, and history

Rely

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Yori means

Yori means “rely”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 96 girls were recorded with the name Yori between 2002 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 12 in 2021; its best national rank was #8,957 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #17,439 in 2020 to #10,082 in 2025.

In the United States, 6 boys were recorded with the name Yori between 2008 and 2008. Its highest annual count was 6 in 2008; its best national rank was #12,504 in 2008.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Yori?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 332,000; 10 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 161,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #10,082; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 229,791 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Yori sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 229,791 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Yori. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Yoris were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Yori was born before 2020 — so the typical Yori is around 5 today.

Median birth year: 2020; About 5 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 54.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 96; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 54.2% of all recorded uses (52).

Is Yori rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +1,001; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +7,357; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 83.3%; Peak was 2021 (12)
Years since peak: 4; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 28.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #8,957; 2021

Spellings of Yori

Yori is not the most common spelling — Doris is, with 22.3% against Yori's <0.01%.

Doris22.3%462,548
Lori16.5%341,911
Nora9.3%193,138
Cora7.5%156,028
Dora5.1%105,930
Toni4.8%100,198
Jodi3.8%79,695
Kari2.9%59,696

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Yori around the world

Where Yori ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2011–2011
#4,647
in 2011
France
1989–2025
#3,007
in 2025

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Yori by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #10,082
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 7,357
Best rank ever: #8,957; 2021
Peak year: 2021; 12 that year
First recorded: 2002
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 96
Count in 2025: 10

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #12,504; 2008
Peak year: 2008; 6 that year
First recorded: 2008
Last recorded: 2008
All-time count: 6
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Yori

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Mori Kiori Noori Xori Avori Nyori Anori Miori Alori Inori Azori Keori Kyori Myori Xalori Minori Knori Kaiori Memori Kimori Yorley Theori Ori Zori

Sibling names for Yori

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Alysa Keren Kendyl

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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