US rank #7979 Girls' name Peak 1988 1,224 births

Midori — #7979 US girls' name

1,224 babies named Midori in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s401920s1681930s501940s101950s161960s431970s591980s981990s2552000s2552010s1642020s66
#7979
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Midori was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

33 babies were named Midori in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Midori

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,224 babies named Midori between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Midori currently holds the #7979 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Midori performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 255 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Midori shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 285 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Midori in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Midori in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,224 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Midori at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,224

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1988

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,979

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Midori popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
33
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Midori by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
255 births that decade — 21% of Midori's all-time total
1910s401920s1681930s501940s101950s161960s431970s591980s981990s2552000s2552010s1642020s66

Midori by state

Where Midori concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Midori
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
285 23.3%
#2 Hawaii
78 6.4%
#3 Texas
10 0.8%
#4 New York
6 0.5%
#5 Washington
5 0.4%
California share of Midori's total US births 23.3%
Even split

285 of 1,224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Midori?
1,224 babies have been named Midori since 1915. It currently ranks #7979 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 33 births.
When was Midori most popular?
Midori was most popular in the 1990s decade with 255 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Midori most popular?
The top states for the name Midori are California (285 births), Hawaii (78 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Midori been used?
Midori has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Midori?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Midge, Mida, Midajah, Middie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.