boy's name

Wataru

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 142

Wataru is a boy's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Wataru is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1919, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.

Wataru over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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Births named Wataru by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 22
1920s 36
1930s 5
1980s 8
1990s 50
2000s 16
2010s (to 2015) 5

How popular is Wataru?

In 2015, Wataru was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Wataru

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Wataru also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wataru over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Wataru

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wataru — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Wataru

How popular is the name Wataru?

In 2015, Wataru was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Wataru a girl's or a boy's name?

Wataru is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Wataru most popular?

Wataru peaked in 1919, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.