Kaori as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kaori

What is the meaning of the name Kaori ?

The baby name Kaori is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ka.o.ɾi/ (KAH-oh-ree).

Kaori is Japanese in Origin.

Kaori is a Japanese feminine given name derived from native elements meaning “fragrance” or “aroma.” It can be written with many kanji, most famously 香織 (“fragrance; to weave”), but also 香 (“fragrance”), 佳織 (“excellent; to weave”), or compounds like 香里 (“fragrant village”). The meaning shifts with the characters chosen yet consistently evokes delicacy, elegance, and a gentle, pleasant scent; in everyday Japanese, kaori (香り) is the common noun for “fragrance.”

Use expanded nationwide in the postwar era and peaked from the 1970s through the 1990s, leaving the name strongly associated with that generation while remaining familiar for younger bearers. Beyond Japan, Kaori appears among the Japanese diaspora and in global pop culture, leading to occasional non-Japanese use. Spellings include the standard romanization Kaori, hiragana かおり, and katakana カオリ; Latin American communities sometimes favor Kaory. Related names and near-homophones include the unisex Kaoru (薫/郁).