Minato
How to say it: mee-NAH-toh · /miˈnɑːtoʊ/
Japanese meaning 'harbor, port' - place-name and masculine given name, boosted by anime characters.
Minato was the 6,073rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 12 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 13% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #4,687 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #6,073 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 12 |
| Share of births | 1 in 276,278 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +13% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #4,687 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Minato is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Minato is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Japanese.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Minato
- Minato Yoshida (born 2008)Japanese association football player
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