Kao vs Kaoru

Side-by-side comparison of Kao and Kaoru — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kao

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Name B

Kaoru

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Metric Kao Kaoru
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 467 168
Peak Year 1981 1921
Peak Year Births 40 17
Peak Decade 1980ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Kao Kaoru
1910ss — 61
1920ss — 101
1980ss 242 —
1990ss 145 6
2000ss 16 —
2010ss 54 —
2020ss 10 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kao Kaoru
2015 9 —
2016 5 —
2017 8 —
2018 9 —
2019 10 —
2020 5 —
2023 5 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1980–2023.

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