High-end fashion or dressmaking
A creative spelling of the French word 'couture', which refers to the design and manufacture of fashionable clothes. It is used in English to evoke a sense of luxury, style, and high social standing.
Less common today
Kouture isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,642 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).