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Manato
Manato (まなと) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 愛翔, 愛 love + 翔 to soar. It is popular today and has reached No. 26 in 2015.
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Ways to write Manato
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.
愛翔
愛love翔to soar, to fly
Boy, best No. 26 (2005–2025)愛斗
愛love斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 53 (2005–2014)真叶
真true, genuine叶to come true
Boy, best No. 68 (2014)真聖
真true, genuine聖holy, sacred
Boy, best No. 72 (2011)万南斗
万ten thousand南south斗the Big Dipper
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata真那斗
真true, genuine那(used for its sound, na)斗the Big Dipper
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Manato appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
愛鳥love + birdGirl
愛都love + capital cityGirl
真斗true + the Big DipperGirl
真那人true + (used for its sound + personGirl
真翔true + to soarBoy
学人learning + personBoy
真登true + to climbBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Manato has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2015, at No. 26.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2021 | No. 37 |
| 2012 | No. 31 |
| 2011 | No. 32 |
| 2005 | No. 33 |
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 Manato
Manato Kudo 工藤 真人Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.