Iori
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-OH-ree
- Origin
- Japanese
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Iori is a boys' name of Japanese origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Iori mean?
Japanese: Japanese name, often written 伊織; in Wales possibly a short form of Iorwerth
Miyamoto Iori was the adopted son of the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.
Is Iori a girl's or a boy's name?
Iori is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iori in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Iori, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Iori in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Iori in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Iori in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Iori, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
2025 had more boys named Iori than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Iori in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iori in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
Names like Iori
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ruairi Loki Bodhi Akari Kairo Amari Rumi Yusuf Kobe Kenzo Rafferty Zion
Names related to Iori
More Japanese names
Kaizen Raiden Ren Ronin Kyomi Akira Yuna Emi Kiyomi Kairi Miya Kenji Reo Jiraiya Aizen Sora
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Iori: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iori, updated 20 October 2026.