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Yuto

Boy

Meaning of Yuto: Japanese: 'gentle person'

Yuto is a boy's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 10960th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#10960

6 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

393

First recorded 1989 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 22 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 11 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 10 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 12 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 13 babies2022: 14 babies2023: 6 babies2024: 15 babies2025: 6 babies
US babies named Yuto per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 22.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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