Makoto
A boys’ name of Japanese origin, meaning sincerity, truth, or genuine.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Makoto by the numbers
Makoto was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 1922, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Makoto. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean truth
Like Makoto, each of these has truth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Emmetttruth; form of Immanuel3,156 in the US (2017)
- Justinjust, righteous3,121 in the US (2017)
- Justicejustice; fairness; virtue name1,100 in the US (2017)
- Dilantrue sea or faithful; a variant of Dylan229 in the US (2017)
- Justusjust, righteous223 in the US (2017)
- Emmettruth; a form of Emmanuel218 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Makoto
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