Kaoru
Meaning
fragrance
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kaoru has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
153 people · the #30,667 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 75
Among people named Kaoru living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Kaoru
Most people given the name Kaoru in the United States were born between 1990 and 1999. The Kaoru you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Kaoru deep dive
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