Unisex name · since 1992
Kauri
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 124 babies named Kauri, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kauri is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 124 have been recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Kauri recorded 124 times among girls since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2022.
- #24,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kauri ranks #24,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kauri's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kauri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kauri's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kauri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2022
- Peak year (2015)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kauri popularity over time - boys
32 total births recorded since 2004 (Kauri as boys' name)
Kauri by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (50 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Kauri's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kauri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 50 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Kauri's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kauri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1992–2022 (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 Kauri 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.