How Many People Are Named Kato?
An estimated 773 people in the United States have the first name Kato. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Kato peaked in popularity in 2022 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kato as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kato paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
773
About 1 in 443,408 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2022
57 births
Total Registered
811
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kato
Kato is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 811 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kato as a male name
Ranked #2,806 in 2024
46 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (57 births)
Kato: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kato span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 337 babies were registered. While Kato is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kato by Decade
How has Kato tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kato by State
Birth registrations for Kato span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Minnesota. On average, about 19 Katos were registered per state.
Kato + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kato as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kato
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kato: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kato?
We estimate approximately 773 people named Kato are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 443,408 Americans share this first name.
Is Kato a common name?
Kato is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 811 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kato most popular?
Kato reached peak popularity in 2022, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kato is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kato a male name?
Kato is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kato Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kato Smith, Kato Johnson, Kato Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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