Boys' name · since 1914
Kato
Kato has 860 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,648 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 860
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
860 babies have been named Kato since 1914, making it today's #2648 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kato has been recorded 860 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #2648 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #5,650 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,648 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 860 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kato ranks #5,650 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,648 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 860 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,648 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 860
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kato's 860 recorded births place it above 87.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kato compares
860 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kato's all-time total is 133% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kato | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 860 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kato's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kato splits its recorded history at 2004: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kato popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Kato by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (337 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Kato's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kato births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 105
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
337 births
- 2020s
2020s
288 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 337 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kato compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kato's total volume
Kato by state
Where Kato concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 37 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
71 of 860 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kato's data
- Kato's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (337 total births) through the 2020s (288) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Katos (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kato: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kato draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.