Kou

Kou

Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Origin: Japanese

Kou first appears in the data in 1979 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 48 babies (rank #1,765 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kou

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kou yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

724

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1979	6	#5,757
1980	28	#1,986
1981	34	#1,714
1982	31	#1,835
1983	23	#2,245
1984	32	#1,781
1985	29	#1,998
1986	28	#2,081
1987	37	#1,774
1988	38	#1,805
1989	43	#1,780
1990	41	#1,893
1991	41	#1,907
1992	48	#1,765
1993	33	#2,324
1994	30	#2,539
1995	22	#3,153
1996	22	#3,258
1997	19	#3,678
1998	13	#5,053
1999	10	#6,302
2000	9	#7,153
2001	8	#7,993
2002	10	#6,826
2003	8	#8,284
2004	8	#8,594
2005	10	#7,437
2007	5	#13,517
2009	5	#13,602
2011	9	#8,477
2013	6	#11,546
2017	5	#13,391

Year

Babies

Rank

1979

#5,757

1980

#1,986

1981

#1,714

1982

#1,835

1983

#2,245

1984

#1,781

1985

#1,998

1986

#2,081

1987

#1,774

1988

#1,805

1989

#1,780

1990

#1,893

1991

#1,907

1992

#1,765

1993

#2,324

1994

#2,539

1995

#3,153

1996

#3,258

1997

#3,678

1998

#5,053

1999

#6,302

2000

#7,153

2001

#7,993

2002

#6,826

2003

#8,284

2004

#8,594

2005

#7,437

2007

#13,517

2009

#13,602

2011

#8,477

2013

#11,546

2017

#13,391

Numerology of Kou

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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