Kato
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 30 babies a year in the US.
Kato by the numbers
Kato was given to 30 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 47 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Kato
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kato. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kato
Names that are said the same way as Kato, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Catokeen or sharp; Roman family name21 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kato
Nobody has voted for Kato yet
Vote for Kato and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Kato