Unisex name · since 1969
Kaori
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 1,409 babies named Kaori, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,970 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,409
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaori is the #1970 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,409 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Kaori recorded 1,409 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #1970 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #5,940 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,970 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,409 born since 1969
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaori ranks #5,940 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,970 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,409 born since 1969, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,970 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,409
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaori's 1,409 recorded births place it above 91.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaori compares
1,409 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaori's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaori | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,409 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaori's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 106, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaori popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Kaori popularity over time - boys
73 total births recorded since 2003 (Kaori as boys' name)
Kaori by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (523 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Kaori's strongest decade.
523 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kaori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
333 births
- 2010s
2010s
345 births
- 2020s
2020s
523 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 523 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kaori compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaori's total volume
Kaori by state
Where Kaori concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 157 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 71 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 65 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 44 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 36 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 19 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 12 | 0.9% |
157 of 1,409 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Kaori appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Kaoris (157 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaori draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.