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Hayato
Hayato (はやと) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 駿, 駿 swift horse. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 2002.
は · や · と · はやと · ハヤト
Ways to write Hayato
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
駿
駿swift horse
Boy, best No. 1 (1990–2017)隼
隼falcon
Boy, best No. 12 (2005–2017)颯人
颯swift, sound of the wind人person
Boy, best No. 25 (2004–2023)颯斗
颯swift, sound of the wind斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 25 (2004–2025)隼人
隼falcon人person
Boy, best No. 23 (2004–2015)颯士
颯swift, sound of the wind士gentleman, samurai
Boy, best No. 39 (2014)隼斗
隼falcon斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 47 (2005–2010)隼士
隼falcon士gentleman, samurai
Boy, best No. 94 (2015)駿斗
駿swift horse斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 96 (2014)勇人
勇brave人person
Boy, 50 notable people on Wikidata勇斗
勇brave斗the Big Dipper
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata早飛
早early飛to fly
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Hayato appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
隼都falcon + capital cityBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Hayato has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2002, at No. 1.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 35 |
| 2024 | No. 25 |
| 2023 | No. 28 |
| 2022 | No. 23 |
| 2021 | No. 32 |
| 2020 | No. 22 |
| 2019 | No. 23 |
| 2018 | No. 11 |
| 2017 | No. 16 |
| 2016 | No. 21 |
| 2015 | No. 20 |
| 2014 | No. 14 |
| 2013 | No. 22 |
| 2012 | No. 5 |
| 2011 | No. 9 |
| 2010 | No. 11 |
| 2009 | No. 12 |
| 2008 | No. 16 |
| 2007 | No. 18 |
| 2006 | No. 12 |
| 2005 | No. 9 |
| 2004 | No. 13 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Hayato
Hayato Ikeda 勇人Prime Minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964
Hayato Sasaki 佐々木 勇人Japanese association football player
Hayato Okanaka 岡中 勇人Japanese association football player
Hayato Nakama 仲間 隼斗Japanese association football player
Hayato Yano 矢野 隼人Japanese association football player
Hayato Okamoto 勇人Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.