Kaori
Girl name · #1970 in 2025 · Rare
Kaori is currently the #1970 girl name in the United States — 98 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5127, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,367 girls born in 2025 was named Kaori.
The 56-year story
Kaori first appears in the Social Security records in 1969, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 106 babies and a rank of #1898. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kaori per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kaori in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kaori is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Kaori will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kaori is most common
State-level data for Kaori is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Kaori
Statistically, parents drawn to Kaori tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Stori, Emori, Kiari, Rori, and Saori.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kaori | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #1962 |
| 2024 | 80 | #2303 |
| 2023 | 100 | #1965 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1898 |
| 2021 | 93 | #2057 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3338 |
| 2019 | 49 | #3222 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3497 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3848 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5127 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4544 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5143 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6341 |
| 2011 | 30 | #4681 |
| 2010 | 41 | #3745 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2852 |
| 2008 | 56 | #3054 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5377 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3136 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4487 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4536 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4071 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7724 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kaori a popular girl name?
Kaori ranked #1970 among girls in 2025 with 98 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5127.
When was the name Kaori most popular?
Kaori peaked in 2022, when 106 American girls received the name (ranked #1898 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kaori?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,367 newborn American girls was named Kaori. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.