Yori
Featured in baby name books
Yori is a Japanese name meaning “reliable,” “trustworthy,” or “honest.” Yori is the digital avatar in the 1982 film Tron who helps Tron and Clu defeat the villain Sark.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Yori in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Yori against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Yori is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Yori in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 10 girls were named Yori, making it the #9457 girls' name in the US. Since 2002, 96 girls have been named Yori, with the most (12) in 2021.
Fewer than 5 boys were named Yori in the US in 2025. Since 2008, 6 boys have been named Yori, with the most (6) in 2008.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Yori
There are 5 towns and villages with Yori in their name, in 5 countries.
🇯🇵 Japan 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 1🇹🇯 Tajikistan 1🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Takeshi-yori | Nagano, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Yori | Madang Province, 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – | Map |
| Yori | Bolívar, 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – | Map |
| Yorí | Sughd, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – | Map |
| Rancho el Yori | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Yori songs
11 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Yori in their title. The best known:
- Hadashi no Mirai/Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono – Arashi (2003)
- Eien Yori Nagaku/Drive me crazy – Mai Kuraki (2010)
- Dare Yori mo Zutto... – Masami Okui (1993)
- Sekaijū no Dare yori Kitto – Tetsurō Oda (1992)
- Hitori Yori Futari – Fayray (2006)
- Kimi wa Bara yori Utsukushī – Akira Fuse (1979)
- Makka na Ito/Ai yori Aoku – Plastic Tree (2007)
- Dare yori suki nano ni – Tōko Furuuchi (1996)
- Kanta kanarīto 〜-fū yori mo karoya ka ni 〜 – The Peanuts (1972)
- Nanatsu no Umi yori Kimi no Umi – Sumire Uesaka (2013)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Yori
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Yori as a pet name
FurryName has found 8 dogs named Yori in public pet registers, making it the #8,930 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (3), Zurich (1), Seattle (1). Yori as a dog name →
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