Girl name · Japanese
Midori
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: green, verdantMidori is a girl's name that comes from Japanese and means "green, verdant". It is used in Japanese.
- Meaning
- Green, verdant
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Girl
- Letters
- 6
Meaning and origin of Midori
As a girl's name, Midori comes from Japanese and means "green, verdant". It is used in Japanese.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
How to write Midori in Japanese
In hiragana, Midori is みどり. In kanji it can be written several ways, and each choice gives the name its own meaning. These are spellings used for the name, with what each kanji means.
| Kanji | Reading | What the kanji mean |
|---|---|---|
| 緑 | みどり | 緑 green |
| 翠 | みどり | 翠 jade green, kingfisher |
| 碧 | みどり | 碧 blue-green |
Kanji and readings from the JMnedict and KANJIDIC2 dictionaries (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by our editors.
Midori on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Midori on 3 lists.
“緑: green. Leafy and calm”
From Anime girl names, anime girl names that mean flower
“Green, the color of fresh leaves.”
From Japanese girl names, japanese nature names: sky, sea and seasons
“Green, verdant (depends on characters); Japanese 緑”
From Nature names, nature names for girls
How popular is Midori?
- Recent US rank
- Fewer than 5 babies in 2025
- Best rank
- #1,625 in 1923
- Most babies: 33 in 1988
- Babies since 1915
- At least 1,224
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 5 per million |
| 1920s | 14 per million |
| 1930s | 5 per million |
| 1940s | 1 per million |
| 1950s | 1 per million |
| 1960s | 2 per million |
| 1970s | 4 per million |
| 1980s | 6 per million |
| 1990s | 14 per million |
| 2000s | 14 per million |
| 2010s | 9 per million |
| 2020s | 7 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #7,125 | #10,478 | #9,611 | #9,538 | #7,458 | #10,078 | #6,903 | #9,410 | #8,282 | – |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names with a similar meaning
- ChloeGreen shoot (Greek, girl)
- IrvingGreen water (Brythonic, boy)
- AoBlue-green (Japanese, boy)
- AotoBlue-green and the Dipper constellation (depends on kanji) (Japanese, boy)
- BerylPale green gemstone (Greek, girl)
- ÇağlaGreen almonds (Turkish, girl)
- ChlorisPale green (Greek, girl)
- GiadaJade, the green gemstone (Spanish, girl)
- KhloeVariant of Chloe, green shoot (Greek, girl)
- QingClear; blue-green (depends on characters) (Chinese, unisex)
Middle names for Midori
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More girl names from Japanese
- AiLove; indigo (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AikoBeloved child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AimiLove and beauty, written 愛美 (Japanese, girl)
- AkaneDeep red, madder (Japanese, girl)
- AkariLamplight (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkemiBright beauty (Japanese, girl)
- AkiSecond and hope, written 亜希 (Japanese, girl)
- AkikoBright child; autumn child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkiraBright, clear (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
- AmaneHeavenly sound (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
Midori: common questions
What does the name Midori mean?
Midori comes from Japanese and means "green, verdant".
Is Midori a boy or girl name?
Midori is mainly a girl's name.
Where does the name Midori come from?
Midori comes from Japanese and means "green, verdant". Today it is used in Japanese.
How do you write Midori in Japanese?
Midori is written みどり in hiragana. Kanji spellings include 緑 (green), 翠 (jade green) and 碧 (blue-green). The kanji parents choose decide what the name means.
What middle names go with Midori?
Middle names that flow well with Midori include Daisy, Faith, Grace, Gwen and Jade. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.