Kazumi
Kazumi is a Japanese given name that can be given to either sex.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Kazumi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kazumi is a Japanese given name that can be given to either sex.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Kazumi
As a girl name
Kazumi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1925, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1927: 6 births, good for #4,286 nationwide. About 50% of every Kazumi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kazumi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 32 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kazumi as a boy name dates back to 1915, when 10 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Kazumi — #2,458 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Kazumi on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Kazumi last appeared in the published SSA data in 1931, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 111 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kazumi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Kazumi Abe ( 阿部 一視 ; born 1947) , Japanese bobsledder
- Kazumi Akedo ( 明戸 和巳 ; born 1947) , Japanese Go player
- Kazumi Arikawa ( 有川 一三 ; born 1952) , Japanese jewellery art researcher, collector and businessperson
- Kazumi Evans (born 1989), Canadian actress
- Kazumi Fujita ( 藤田 一巳 ; born 1964) , Japanese mecha designer
- Kazumi Inamura ( 稲村 和美 ; born 1972) , Japanese politician
- Kazumi Kawai ( 可愛 かずみ ; 1964–1997) , Japanese actress
- Kazumi Kazui ( 一井 かずみ ) , Japanese manga artist
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About the name Kazumi
Kazumi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 111 births in the dataset. Kazumi's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #2,458. Use the chart and map above to compare Kazumi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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