Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Kausar is a romanization of کوثر. کوثر comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Middle Hindi.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kausar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 91
- 0 boys · 91 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,015 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,015 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 602 as a first name in 2020; 690 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kausar’s family of names
In Urdu usage, Kausar is a Roman-alphabet rendering of کوثر.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kausar
- Kausar MunirIndian lyricist
- Kawtar HafidiMoroccan-American experimental nuclear physicist
- Kausar NiaziPakistani politician (1934–1994)
- Kausar MohammedAmerican actressborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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