Kohaku: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kohaku – Meaning: amber – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: koh-HAH-koo


Kohaku is a Japanese boy's name meaning “amber”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Kohaku

Meaning: Amber.

Origin: Japanese.

A common claim: Kohaku is said to mean 'red and white.' Actually: That meaning actually belongs to a different word — kōhaku, 'red and white' — rather than to this name, which is written with characters meaning 'amber.'

How to Pronounce Kohaku

Phonetic: koh-HAH-koo   IPA: /ko̞ha̠kɯ̟ᵝ/

Popularity of Kohaku

Kohaku 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.

Lists That Include Kohaku

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