Recorded 2012–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 12 births

Naruto — boys' name

12 babies named Naruto in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s7
2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Naruto was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

7 babies were named Naruto in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naruto

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Naruto between 2012 and 2023, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naruto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naruto performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Naruto shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naruto in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Naruto at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

12

Since 2012

12 years of records

Peak year

2023

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2012

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2023

Naruto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2012

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232012 5

Naruto by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
7 births that decade — 58% of Naruto's all-time total
2010s52020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naruto?
12 babies have been named Naruto since 2012. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 7 births.
When was Naruto most popular?
Naruto was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Naruto been used?
Naruto has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 12 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Naruto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Narciso, Narek, Narayan, Naren, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.