Kotaro
#11,878 most common boys' name of all time · #30,429 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1919–2023
Rank among boys
#11,878
Rank overall
#30,429 of 105,966
First appeared
1919
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
194
Since 2016
39
Peak year
2010 #5,797
Best rank
#4,736 1919
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Kotaro first appears in 1919. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,871 |
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,520 |
| 2020 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,769 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,342 |
| 2018 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,905 |
| 2016 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,910 |
| 2015 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2013 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,617 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,836 |
| 2011 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,874 |
| 2010 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,797 |
| 2009 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,985 |
| 2008 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,420 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,938 |
| 2006 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,150 |
| 2005 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,309 |
| 2003 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,334 |
| 2002 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 2001 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,409 |
| 2000 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,290 |
| 1998 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,924 |
| 1997 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,402 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,082 |
| 1990 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,391 |
| 1919 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,736 |