Subaru
Subaru is the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster. It is primarily a masculine given name in Japanese. Notable people with the name include:Subaru Kimura , Japanese voice actor and singer Subaru Nishimura , Japanese footballer Subaru Shibutani , a former member of Kanjani∞ Subaru Takahashi , Japanese cross-country skier
Meaning & Origin of Subaru
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Subaru is the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster. It is primarily a masculine given name in Japanese. Notable people with the name include:Subaru Kimura , Japanese voice actor and singer Subaru Nishimura , Japanese footballer Subaru Shibutani , a former member of Kanjani∞ Subaru Takahashi , Japanese cross-country skier
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The Story of Subaru
Subaru first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2013, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 5 Subarus were born — ranking #12,135 that year. As of 2026, Subaru ranks #12,142 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Subarus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Subaru
Subaru is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Subaru's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #12,135. Use the chart and map above to compare Subaru'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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