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Rito
Rito (りと) is a Japanese name for boys. It is popular today and has reached No. 9 in 2025.
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Ways to write Rito
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.
Rito has ranked as a reading, written in many different ways, without one spelling reaching the top of the kanji rankings.
Rarer spellings
These spellings of Rito appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
栗東chestnut + eastGirl
梨斗pear + the Big DipperGirl
梨登pear + to climbGirl
梨都pear + capital cityGirl
理都reason + capital cityGirl
璃冬lapis lazuli + winterGirl
里都village + capital cityGirl
莉斗jasmine + the Big DipperGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Rito has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2025, at No. 9.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 9 |
| 2024 | No. 15 |
| 2023 | No. 26 |
| 2022 | No. 32 |
| 2021 | No. 36 |
| 2020 | No. 45 |
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.