Kou
Boy · KOH · Japanese
Kou is a boys' name of Japanese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kou mean?
Japanese: Japanese Kō, written with various kanji
A Japanese name, often written Kō, whose meaning depends on the kanji used.
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Is Kou a girl's or a boy's name?
Kou is a boys' name.
How popular is Kou in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Kou in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kou in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,290 |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,745 |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,889 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,865 |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,761 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,785 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,055 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,974 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,763 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,814 |
| 1981 | 34 | #1,694 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,965 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
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