How Many People Are Named Minato?
people named Minato are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,691,219 people in the US has this name
Based on 128 babies named Minato in Social Security records from 2013 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
18 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Japanese 港 (minato) meaning "harbour", as well as other combinations of kanji having the same pronunciation.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Minato in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Minato alive today is about 6 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 9 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Minato first appears in the records in 2013 and was given most often in 2016, to 18 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2013 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Minato has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #5,253, in 2016. In 2025 it ranked #7,053.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,053 |
| Best rank | #5,253 (2016) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,663 in the 2010s |
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