Kaze: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kaze – Meaning: wind – Origin: Japanese – Pronunciation: KAH-zeh


Kaze is a Japanese name meaning “wind”. It appears in our list of 150+ Weather Baby Names for Your Little Force of Nature.

Meaning & Origin of Kaze

Meaning: Wind.

Origin: Japanese.

How to Pronounce Kaze

Phonetic: KAH-zeh   IPA: /ˈkɑːzɛ/

Popularity of Kaze

Kaze doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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