A name. A world of connections.

Kaori

“giving off a noble, fragrant scent”

Language contexts for this entry: English, French, Spanish and 2 more

feminineLatin script

[kaˈo.ɾi] · Spanish

Origin: Not established
5 language contexts: English French Spanish +2 more
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Kaori

Kaori is a feminine given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 2 other languages. Japanese Wikipedia gives the meaning “giving off a noble, fragrant scent”.

2 source accounts

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “giving off a noble, fragrant scent”

jap.

Sources for this account (7)

Polish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q138835046CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (ja): かおりCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Explore 1 more accountHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

Polish Wiktionary accountSource-reportedjap.

jap.

Sources for this account (1)

Polish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Kaori is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Kaori’s connections around the world.

6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 98 girls (rank 1962). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 19 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Kaori

Region and dataset

Latest · 2025: 98; applications; Rank #1,962
Peak year: 2022; 106 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Kaori in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	no value	no value	not covered
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	no value	no value	not covered
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	no value	no value	not covered
1955	no value	no value	not covered
1956	no value	no value	not covered
1957	no value	no value	not covered
1958	no value	no value	not covered
1959	no value	no value	not covered
1960	no value	no value	not covered
1961	no value	no value	not covered
1962	no value	no value	not covered
1963	no value	no value	not covered
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	5	7,471	observed
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	6	7,680	observed
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	6	8,156	observed
1977	6	8,444	observed
1978	6	8,562	observed
1979	6	9,010	observed
1980	no value	no value	not covered
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	9	6,888	observed
1983	6	9,015	observed
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	8	7,563	observed
1986	6	9,545	observed
1987	10	6,788	observed
1988	9	7,691	observed
1989	11	6,955	observed
1990	18	5,060	observed
1991	18	5,181	observed
1992	13	6,652	observed
1993	11	7,498	observed
1994	7	10,569	observed
1995	9	8,766	observed
1996	9	8,812	observed
1997	11	7,742	observed
1998	9	9,260	observed
1999	9	9,479	observed
2000	13	7,580	observed
2001	13	7,724	observed
2002	31	4,071	observed
2003	28	4,536	observed
2004	22	5,555	observed
2005	30	4,487	observed
2006	53	3,136	observed
2007	26	5,377	observed
2008	56	3,054	observed
2009	61	2,852	observed
2010	41	3,745	observed
2011	30	4,681	observed
2012	20	6,341	observed
2013	26	5,143	observed
2014	31	4,544	observed
2015	26	5,127	observed
2016	39	3,849	observed
2017	39	3,848	observed
2018	44	3,497	observed
2019	49	3,222	observed
2020	46	3,338	observed
2021	93	2,057	observed
2022	106	1,898	observed
2023	100	1,965	observed
2024	80	2,303	observed
2025	98	1,962	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Kaori” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Kaori with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q138835046CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (ja): かおりCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Opening name…

About Kaori

Kaori is a feminine given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 2 other languages. Japanese Wikipedia gives the meaning “giving off a noble, fragrant scent”.

2 source accounts

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “giving off a noble, fragrant scent”

jap.

Sources for this account (7)

Polish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q138835046CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (ja): かおりCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Explore 1 more accountHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

Polish Wiktionary accountSource-reportedjap.

jap.

Sources for this account (1)

Polish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Kaori is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Kaori’s connections around the world.

6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 98 girls (rank 1962). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 19 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Kaori

Region and dataset

Latest · 2025: 98; applications; Rank #1,962
Peak year: 2022; 106 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Kaori in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	no value	no value	not covered
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	no value	no value	not covered
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	no value	no value	not covered
1955	no value	no value	not covered
1956	no value	no value	not covered
1957	no value	no value	not covered
1958	no value	no value	not covered
1959	no value	no value	not covered
1960	no value	no value	not covered
1961	no value	no value	not covered
1962	no value	no value	not covered
1963	no value	no value	not covered
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	5	7,471	observed
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	6	7,680	observed
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	6	8,156	observed
1977	6	8,444	observed
1978	6	8,562	observed
1979	6	9,010	observed
1980	no value	no value	not covered
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	9	6,888	observed
1983	6	9,015	observed
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	8	7,563	observed
1986	6	9,545	observed
1987	10	6,788	observed
1988	9	7,691	observed
1989	11	6,955	observed
1990	18	5,060	observed
1991	18	5,181	observed
1992	13	6,652	observed
1993	11	7,498	observed
1994	7	10,569	observed
1995	9	8,766	observed
1996	9	8,812	observed
1997	11	7,742	observed
1998	9	9,260	observed
1999	9	9,479	observed
2000	13	7,580	observed
2001	13	7,724	observed
2002	31	4,071	observed
2003	28	4,536	observed
2004	22	5,555	observed
2005	30	4,487	observed
2006	53	3,136	observed
2007	26	5,377	observed
2008	56	3,054	observed
2009	61	2,852	observed
2010	41	3,745	observed
2011	30	4,681	observed
2012	20	6,341	observed
2013	26	5,143	observed
2014	31	4,544	observed
2015	26	5,127	observed
2016	39	3,849	observed
2017	39	3,848	observed
2018	44	3,497	observed
2019	49	3,222	observed
2020	46	3,338	observed
2021	93	2,057	observed
2022	106	1,898	observed
2023	100	1,965	observed
2024	80	2,303	observed
2025	98	1,962	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q138835046CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: KaoriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (ja): かおりCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Kaori

Meaning in the sources

Where Kaori is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Kaori

Meaning in the sources

Where Kaori is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page