Mamoru
Mamoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Marcus Mamoru Toji, American actor Mamoru Fujieda , Japanese composer Mamoru Fujisawa or Joe Hisaishi , Japanese composer best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki Mamoru Hatakeyama , Japanese shogi player Mamoru Hosoda , Japanese film director Mamoru Imura , Japanese inventor, music composer, and Chief…
Meaning & Origin of Mamoru
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mamoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Marcus Mamoru Toji, American actor Mamoru Fujieda , Japanese composer Mamoru Fujisawa or Joe Hisaishi , Japanese composer best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki Mamoru Hatakeyama , Japanese shogi player Mamoru Hosoda , Japanese film director Mamoru Imura , Japanese inventor, music composer, and Chief…
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The Story of Mamoru
Mamoru first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 16 Mamorus were born — ranking #2,043 that year. As of 2026, Mamoru ranks #3,518 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 182 Mamorus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mamoru
Mamoru is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 182 births in the dataset. Mamoru's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,043. Use the chart and map above to compare Mamoru's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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