All about the name KOU

Meaning, origin, history.

Kou is of Japanese origin and means 'light'. It's often used as a given name, typically for boys.

See also

Japanese
Japan

Popularity of the name KOU since 1880.

Number of births per year since 1880.

The name Kou experienced fluctuating popularity over the given years, with a notable increase from 6 births in 1986 to peaking at 7 births in 1981. After this initial spike, there was a dip before consistently maintaining around 5 births per year between 1990 and 1992. Overall, Kou had a total of 33 births during these years.