Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Kaori

Meaning A female given name from Japanese Gender Girl · 5% boys Rank 2025 #1,970 Trend ↑ Rising 107%

A female given name from Japanese.

Rank 2025
#1,970
among girls · ↑350 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
103
named Kaori · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,401
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
106 babies
All-time total
1,482
#5,938 all-time among girls
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Kaori popularity over time

1,482 babies have been named Kaori since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 5 – 5 1 – #7,984
1970s 30 – 30 3 +500% #8,122
1980s 59 – 59 6 +97% #7,028
1990s 114 – 114 11 +93% #5,162
2000s 333 39 372 37 +226% #2,868
2010s 345 17 362 36 -3% #3,252
2020s (to 2025) 523 17 540 90 +149% #1,902

Where Kaori is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 110 0.07 outside top 500
2027 121 0.08 outside top 500
2028 131 0.08 outside top 500
2029 140 0.09 outside top 500
2030 149 0.09 outside top 500

Where Kaori is most popular

Girls named Kaori per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kaori born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 50 0.220 +274%
Louisiana 12 0.137 +133%
Pennsylvania 20 0.085 +44%
North Carolina 19 0.083 +42%
New York 29 0.073 +25%
Florida 31 0.072 +23%
Virginia 12 0.070 +20%
Texas 45 0.056 -5%
Maryland 5 0.047 -20%
California 38 0.045 -23%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -36%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kaori

Kaori is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,970 in 2025 with 98 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 1,482 American babies have been named Kaori. Its peak came in 2022, when 106 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kaori stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaori?

The median living Kaori is about 10 years old; half are between 3 and 19. An estimated 1,500 people named Kaori are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kaori year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 98 #1,970 5 #12,965
2024 80 #2,320 – –
2023 100 #1,975 6 #11,532
2022 106 #1,902 – –
2021 93 #2,060 6 #11,443
2020 46 #3,362 – –
2019 49 #3,252 – –
2018 44 #3,534 – –
2017 39 #3,886 7 #10,232
2016 39 #3,890 5 #13,215
2015 26 #5,208 – –
2014 31 #4,601 – –
2013 26 #5,211 – –
2012 20 #6,467 – –
2011 30 #4,749 5 #13,341
2010 41 #3,779 – –
2009 61 #2,868 9 #8,672
2008 56 #3,070 5 #13,576
2007 26 #5,457 8 #9,335
2006 53 #3,154 5 #13,029
2005 30 #4,530 7 #9,635
2004 22 #5,653 – –
2003 28 #4,603 5 #11,832
2002 31 #4,125 – –
2001 13 #7,965 – –
2000 13 #7,790 – –
1995 9 #9,109 – –
1990 18 #5,162 – –
1985 8 #7,900 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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1945 – – – –
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1925 – – – –
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1890 – – – –
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Famous people named Kaori

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kaori Yuki Japanese manga artist b. 2000 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Kaori Icho Kaori Icho Japanese freestyle wrestler b. 1984 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Kaori Iida Japanese singer and actress (born 1981) Contemporary
  4. 4 Kaori Ekuni Japanese author (born 1964) Contemporary
  5. 5 Kaori Matsumoto Japanese judoka (born 1987) Contemporary
  6. 6 Kaori Nagamine Japanese footballer b. 1968 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kaori, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kaori?

The median living Kaori is about 10 years old. Half of all living Kaoris are between 3 and 19 years old.

How many people named Kaori are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Kaori are alive in the United States, based on 1,482 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kaori mean?

A female given name from Japanese.

How popular is the name Kaori in 2025?

Kaori ranked #1,970 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 98 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaori?

1,482 babies have been named Kaori in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaori most popular?

Kaori peaked in 2022, when 106 newborns received the name.

Is Kaori a boy or girl name?

Kaori is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 95% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kaori rising or falling?

Kaori is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kaori become more popular?

Kaori is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 149 girls named Kaori in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kaori?

Well-known people named Kaori include Kaori Yuki (comic artist), Kaori Icho (wrestler), Kaori Iida (singer).

Names like Kaori

Names that sound and feel close to Kaori: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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