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Yūto
Yūto (ゆうと) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 優斗, 優 gentle + 斗 the Big Dipper. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 2 different years between 2007 and 2008.
ゆ · う · と · ゆうと · ユウト
Ways to write Yūto
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.
優斗
優gentle, kind, excellent斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 4 (2000–2022)優翔
優gentle, kind, excellent翔to soar, to fly
Boy, best No. 28 (2004–2021)勇翔
勇brave翔to soar, to fly
Boy, best No. 40 (2007–2017)勇斗
勇brave斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 41 (2006–2012)優人
優gentle, kind, excellent人person
Boy, best No. 47 (2005–2015)友翔
友friend翔to soar, to fly
Boy, best No. 60 (2009)裕翔
裕abundant翔to soar, to fly
Boy, best No. 68 (2015–2016)勇人
勇brave人person
Boy, best No. 83 (2007–2009)佑斗
佑help, protection斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 94 (2015)悠都
悠distant, calm都capital city
Boy, best No. 96 (2014)悠斗
悠distant, calm斗the Big Dipper
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata雄士
雄hero, masculine士gentleman, samurai
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata悠人
悠distant, calm人person
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata雄斗
雄hero, masculine斗the Big Dipper
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Yūto appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
佑都help + capital cityGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Yūto has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 1 in 2 different years, most recently 2008.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 23 |
| 2024 | No. 22 |
| 2023 | No. 21 |
| 2022 | No. 14 |
| 2021 | No. 7 |
| 2020 | No. 9 |
| 2019 | No. 4 |
| 2018 | No. 2 |
| 2017 | No. 2 |
| 2016 | No. 3 |
| 2015 | No. 3 |
| 2014 | No. 2 |
| 2013 | No. 2 |
| 2012 | No. 2 |
| 2011 | No. 2 |
| 2010 | No. 2 |
| 2009 | No. 2 |
| 2008 | No. 1 |
| 2007 | No. 1 |
| 2006 | No. 2 |
| 2005 | No. 4 |
| 2004 | No. 2 |
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 Yūto
Yūto Nagatomo 長友 佑都Japanese association football player (born 1986)
Yūto Horigome 雄斗Japanese professional skateboarder
Yūto Totsuka 優斗Japanese snowboarder
Yuto Yamada 山田 雄士Japanese association football player (born 2000)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.