Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Misato isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Misato through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 40
- 0 boys · 40 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 7 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 girls is 6 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 211 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.
Misato’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Misato is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 味里. In Japanese usage, Misato is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 実里. In Japanese usage, Misato is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 美沙登.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Misato
- Misato NakamuraJapanese judokaborn 1989
- Misato FukuenJapanese actress and voice actressborn 1982
- Misato MatsuokaJapanese voice actressborn 2001
- Misato TanakaJapanese actress and seiyūborn 1977
- Misato NonakaJapanese singerborn 1991
- Misato MichishitaJapanese para athletics competitor (born 1977)
- Misato UgakiJapanese announcerborn 1991
Characters named Misato: Misato Katsuragi (Neon Genesis Evangelion).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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