Names / Unisex names
Kaoru
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#1,944
in 1917
First recorded
1914
in U.S. data
Children named
251
since 1914
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,944 in 1917 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A unisex name, Kaoru first shows up in 1914. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 251 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.