Kaori
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Kaori
Kaori is a Japanese girls' name once largely unknown but brought into the spotlight by celebrity couple Eniko and Kevin Hart, who gave it to their daughter in 2020. Kaori is easily translated in the Western World; it's got a rhythmic sound and a familiar feel, maybe since it's similar to Maori, the name of the people and language of New Zealand. In English, it's likely said as KOW-ree, though in Japanese it's said more like KA-O-REE, with the first two syllables almost blending together.
Kaori is also given to boys, where it ranks #12965 in the US.
Pronounced kah-OR-ee.
As of October 2026, Kaori ranked #12965 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8672 in 2009.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,601 | 31 | 17.4 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,889 | 39 | 22 |
| 2017 | #3,885 | 39 | 22.6 |
| 2018 | #3,532 | 44 | 25.9 |
| 2019 | #3,249 | 49 | 29.2 |
| 2020 | #3,361 | 46 | 28.5 |
| 2021 | #2,060 | 93 | 56.7 |
| 2022 | #1,902 | 106 | 64.6 |
| 2023 | #1,971 | 100 | 62.3 |
| 2024 | #2,353 | 78 | 48.1 |
| 2025 | #1,970 | 98 | 61 |
World rankings
Kaori for girls
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Kaori on lists
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- Kaori IidaGirl
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- Kaori YukiGirl
Japanese manga artist
- Kaori IchoGirl
Japanese Olympic freestyle wrestler
- Kaori MomoiGirl
Japanese actress
- Kaori MizuhashiGirl
Japanese voice actress
- Kaori MoriGirl
Japanese Olympic badminton player
- Kaori NazukaGirl
Japanese voice actress and singer
- Kaori YoneyamaGirl
Japanese pro wrestler
- Kaori NeVilleGirl
American child model & actress
- Kaori NakamuraGirl
former PNB principal ballerina
- Kaori SakamotoGirl
Japanese figure skater
Kaori in pop culture
- Kaori MiyazonoGirl
character from show Your Lie in April / Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
- Kaori NishidakeGirl
a character from the SSX Series
- Kaori NishidakeGirl
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