Given name
Kaito
“a man of good judgment”·“the second born of twins”
Kaito is a variant of Kato. Interpretations include “a man of good judgment” and “the second born of twins”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaito is a variant of Kato. Interpretations include “a man of good judgment” and “the second born of twins”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaito is a variant of Kato. Kato has been associated with Latin and African naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaito through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,235
- 1,235 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 84 babies
- 2025
- 71
- #2,085 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 71 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,085 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 771 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.
Kaito’s family of names
Kaito has a related form in Kato. In Japanese usage, Kaito is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 快人. In Japanese usage, Kaito is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 快斗.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 7
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kaito
- Kaito YamamotoJapanese association football playerborn 1985
- Kaito SuzukiJapanese association football player (born 2002)
- Kaito IshikawaJapanese voice actorborn 1993
- Kaito TobaJapanese motorcycle racerborn 2000
- Kaito MoriJapanese association football playerborn 2000
- Kaito SugimotoJapanese artistic gymnastborn 2000
- Kaito MatsuzawaJapanese association football playerborn 2001
- Kaito TsuchiyaJapanese association football playerborn 2006
- Kaito UtakaJapanese association football playerborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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