Batu
Boy · BAH-too
Batu is a boys' name, meaning “firm, strong”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Batu mean?
Mongolian batu 'firm, strong', used as a name in Turkey
“firm, strong”
Batu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan, founded the Golden Horde in the 13th century.
- Say it
- BAH-too
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Is Batu a girl's or a boy's name?
Batu is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Batu in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 boys.
Batu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
How popular is Batu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Batu, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2018, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Batu in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Batu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Batu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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