Yuto
Yuto is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Yuto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yuto is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Yuto
The earliest SSA record of Yuto as a baby boy name dates back to 1989, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Yuto — #4,390 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Yuto on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yuto ranks #6,498 for baby boys with 13 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 413 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yuto
Yuto is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 413 births in the dataset. Yuto's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #4,390. Use the chart and map above to compare Yuto'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.