Given name
Haruo
“daughter born in the spnng”·“born during the spring”
Haruo is a variant of Haru. Interpretations include “daughter born in the spnng” (Japanese) and “born during the spring” (Japanese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haruo is a variant of Haru. Interpretations include “daughter born in the spnng” (Japanese) and “born during the spring” (Japanese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Haruo is a variant of Haru. An origin associated with Haru is Japanese.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haruo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 376
- 376 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1937. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haruo’s family of names
Haruo has a related form in Haru. In Japanese usage, Haruo is a Roman-alphabet rendering of はるお. In Japanese usage, Haruo is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 春夫.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 8
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Haruo
- Haruo RemeliikPresident of Palau (1933-1985)
- Haruo NakajimaJapanese actor (1929–2017)
- Terunofuji HaruoMongolian sumo wrestlerborn 1991
- Haruo SatōJapanese writer and poet (1892-1964)
- Haruo MinamiJapanese singer (1923-2001)
- Haruo TanakaJapanese actor (1912–1992)
- Haruo UmezakiJapanese writer1915–1965
- Haruo OkaJapanese singer (1916–1970)
- Haruo InoueJapanese film directorborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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