Minato
Boy · mee-NAH-toh · Japanese
Minato is a boys' name of Japanese origin, meaning “harbour”. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Minato mean?
Japanese
“harbour”
Often written with the kanji for harbour; also known from Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage in the Naruto manga.
- Say it
- mee-NAH-toh
Is Minato a girl's or a boy's name?
Minato is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Minato in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 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, 12 boys in the US were named Minato, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
2025 had more boys named Minato than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Minato in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Minato in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
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