Girls' name · since 1979

Sayuri

1,424 babies named Sayuri in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,903 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,377 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,424
born since 1979
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Sayuri is the #2377 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,424 recorded since 1979.

Sayuri has 1,424 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2377 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.

  • #5,903 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,377 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,424 born since 1979
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayuri ranks #5,903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,377 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,424 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,903 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,377 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,424
born since 1979
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%86.2%
Sayuri vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Sayuri's 1,424 recorded births place it above 91.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Sayuri compares

1,424 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Sayuri's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Sayuri Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,424 376 567,345
Peak-year births 106 21 19,840

Sayuri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sayuri's full recorded timeline at 2006, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 106 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sayuri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
106
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
050100150 197919911996200220072012201720222025 76

Sayuri by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (582 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Sayuri's strongest decade.

582 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Sayuri births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 582 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Sayuri compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sayuri's total volume

Sayuri vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -81, 2.7%-44, 7%-74, 3.2%-33, 14.8%-136, 3.4%-116, 2.9%-41, 4.6%-64, 6.6%-97, 5.7%-36, 6.7%-31, 6.2%-102, 4.1%-110, 5.9%-110, 2.5%-46, 7.6%Sayuri-47, 7.4%Sayuri
Sayuri vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Sayuri by state

Where Sayuri concentrates geographically, total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sayuri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
262 18.4%
#2 Texas
152 10.7%
#3 New York
62 4.4%
#4 Florida
50 3.5%
#5 Arizona
15 1.1%
#6 Illinois
14 1.0%
#7 New Jersey
10 0.7%
#8 Georgia
7 0.5%
California share of Sayuri's total US births 18.4%
Even split

262 of 1,424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Sayuri appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sayuri?
1,424 babies have been named Sayuri since 1979. All-time, it sits at #5,903 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,377 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 106 births.
Where does Sayuri sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayuri ranks #5,903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,377 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sayuri most popular?
Sayuri was most popular in the 2010s decade with 582 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sayuri most popular?
The top states for the name Sayuri are California (262 births), Texas (152 births), New York (62 births).
How long has the name Sayuri been used?
Records for Sayuri go back to 1979, giving 47 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sayuri?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saylor, Saydee, Sayra, Saya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Sayuri's data

  • Sayuri's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (582 total births) through the 2020s (279) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Sayuris (262 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sayuri

Nearby Names Like Sayuri

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sayuri

Names with a similar popularity rank to Sayuri

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sayuri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sayuri draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.