Tanjiro
Tanjiro Kamado is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, created by Koyoharu Gotouge. Tanjiro goes on a quest to restore the humanity of his sister, Nezuko, after his family was killed and his sister was transformed into a demon by Muzan Kibutsuji following an attack that resulted in the death of his other relatives.
Meaning & Origin of Tanjiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tanjiro Kamado is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, created by Koyoharu Gotouge. Tanjiro goes on a quest to restore the humanity of his sister, Nezuko, after his family was killed and his sister was transformed into a demon by Muzan Kibutsuji following an attack that resulted in the death of his other relatives.
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The Story of Tanjiro
The earliest SSA record of Tanjiro as a baby boy name dates back to 2020, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Tanjiro — #6,889 in the national rankings. Tanjiro last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 29 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tanjiro
Tanjiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Tanjiro's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Tanjiro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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