Kato
#5,269 most common boys' name of all time · #13,092 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1914–2025
Rank among boys
#5,269
Rank overall
#13,092 of 105,966
First appeared
1914
Years on the list
43 of 146
All-time
860
Since 2016
448
Peak year
2022 #2,444
Best rank
#2,444 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 57/yr
Kato first appears in 1914. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 49 | 49 | #2,648 |
| 2024 | — | 46 | 46 | #2,796 |
| 2023 | — | 50 | 50 | #2,625 |
| 2022 | — | 57 | 57 | #2,444 |
| 2021 | — | 34 | 34 | #3,372 |
| 2020 | — | 52 | 52 | #2,477 |
| 2019 | — | 51 | 51 | #2,561 |
| 2018 | — | 48 | 48 | #2,622 |
| 2017 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,522 |
| 2016 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,612 |
| 2015 | — | 47 | 47 | #2,605 |
| 2014 | — | 34 | 34 | #3,243 |
| 2013 | — | 36 | 36 | #3,072 |
| 2012 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,819 |
| 2011 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,683 |
| 2010 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,399 |
| 2009 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,472 |
| 2008 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,805 |
| 2007 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,943 |
| 2006 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,108 |
| 2005 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,733 |
| 2004 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,609 |
| 2003 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,785 |
| 2001 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,431 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,488 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,970 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,682 |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,263 |
| 1996 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,232 |
| 1995 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,565 |
| 1994 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,525 |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,771 |
| 1986 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,074 |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,469 |
| 1980 | — | 10 | 10 | #3,918 |
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,961 |
| 1973 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,666 |
| 1949 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,510 |
| 1927 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,013 |
| 1924 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,607 |
| 1920 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,696 |
| 1918 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,458 |
| 1914 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,638 |