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Origin & history of Kao1
Modern American roots
Kao comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Kao" means "respect" or "honor.".
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How popular is Kao?
1981
peak year
Kao first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1980. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1981, 40 babies received the name (ranked #1530). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10507), with roughly 7 babies named Kao each year. Kao's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 711 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
40
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,530)
(ranked #1,530)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
711
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Kao9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
K2
A1
O6
Sum: 9 → Life path 9
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Personality of Kao🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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