Kotaro Popularity by Year
Follow Kotaro across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Kotaro birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boys | 7 | #9,763 | Up 2,567 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 5 | #12,330 | Down 1,725 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 6 | #10,605 | Up 1,540 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 5 | #12,145 | Down 3,326 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 8 | #8,819 | Down 3 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 8 | #8,816 | Down 1,325 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 10 | #7,491 | Up 46 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 10 | #7,537 | Up 2,172 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 7 | #9,709 | Down 942 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 8 | #8,767 | Down 3,026 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 15 | #5,741 | Up 4,123 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 7 | #9,864 | Down 1,540 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 9 | #8,324 | Up 1,464 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 7 | #9,788 | Down 3,694 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 13 | #6,094 | Up 4,057 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 6 | #10,151 | Down 2,906 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 9 | #7,245 | Down 723 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 10 | #6,522 | Up 2,721 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 6 | #9,243 | Down 131 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 6 | #9,112 | Down 3,272 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 10 | #5,840 | Up 1,441 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 7 | #7,281 | Up 1,587 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 5 | #8,868 | Down 751 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 5 | #8,117 | Down 3,949 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 5 | #4,168 | — |