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Yamato

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 144

Yamato is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2022 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.

  • Yamato is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 2007, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2000.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Yamato over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Yamato by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 62
2010s 57
2020s (to 2022) 10

How popular is Yamato?

In 2022, Yamato 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.

Where Yamato is used

France #6,461 5 in 2020
United States #13,645 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Yamato

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

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Sibling names for Yamato

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

Common questions about Yamato

How popular is the name Yamato?

In 2022, Yamato 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 Yamato a girl's or a boy's name?

Yamato is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Yamato?

Yamato has 3 syllables.

When was Yamato most popular?

Yamato peaked in 2007, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.