Is Makoto a boy or girl name?

Makoto is a boy’s name. Of the 553 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Makoto

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Makoto was most popular in 1922, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,896 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 553 people named Makoto.

Makoto over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makoto’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makoto a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makoto is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 553 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Makoto

Where Makoto is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org