girl's name

Midori

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 1,286

Midori is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Midori is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1988, when 33 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.

Midori over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Midori by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 40
1920s 168
1930s 50
1940s 10
1950s 16
1960s 43
1970s 59
1980s 98
1990s 255
2000s 255
2010s 164
2020s (to 2024) 66

How popular is Midori?

In 2024, Midori was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Midori is used

Canada #3,810 5 in 2023
England & Wales #7,040 3 in 2017
France #7,220 5 in 2013
United States #8,216 13 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Midori

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Midori also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Midori over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Midori

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Midori — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Midori

How popular is the name Midori?

In 2024, Midori was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Midori a girl's or a boy's name?

Midori is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Midori most popular?

Midori peaked in 1988, when 33 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.