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Kaoru

Kaoru is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Kaoru are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 28%Female 72%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
28% male / 72% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Japan, United States
US births since 1880
168 male / 83 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Kaoru

To address Kaoru when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kaoru," in English, "Guten Tag Kaoru," in German. About 28% of people named Kaoru are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kaoru,

German

Guten Tag Kaoru,

French

Bonjour Kaoru,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kaoru:

Chinese

Kaoru您好：

Japanese

Kaoru様

English

Hi Kaoru,

German

Hi Kaoru,

French

Salut Kaoru,

Spanish

Hola Kaoru,

Chinese

Kaoru你好：

Japanese

Kaoruさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kaoru by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Japanuncommonwoman's name25%
United Statesrareman's name67%

United States birth data

168 male · 83 female · 251 births recorded

Male 67%Female 33%

Since 1980: 26% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kaoru a male or female name?

Kaoru is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Kaoru are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kaoru in an email?

To address Kaoru when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kaoru," in English, "Guten Tag Kaoru," in German. About 28% of people named Kaoru are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Kaoru a unisex name?

Kaoru is not a unisex name: 28% of people named Kaoru are men. Kaoru leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariFemaleHiroshiMaleKeikoFemaleAkiraUnisexMikaDepends on the countryKenjiMaleMikiDepends on the countryMarikoFemale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kaoru a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kaoru (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kaoru,
  title  = {Is Kaoru a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kaoru},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}