Sayuri
How to say it: sah-YOO-ree · /sɑˈjuri/
Japanese meaning small lily or early lily depending on kanji - classic feminine name in Japan.
Sayuri was the 1,776th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 76 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 35% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,450 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,776 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 76 |
| Share of births | 1 in 43,622 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | +35% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,450 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Sayuri is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Sayuri is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Japanese.
Famous people named Sayuri
- Sayuri Yoshinaga (born 1945)Japanese actress
- Sayuri (1996–2024)Japanese musician
- Sayuri Osuga (born 1980)Japanese speed skater and cyclist
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- Sayuri is the protagonist-narrator of the bestselling novel and film Memoirs of a Geisha; the name reads as the geisha heroine
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