Yamato Popularity by Year
Follow Yamato across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Yamato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boys | 5 | #12,330 | Down 308 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 5 | #12,022 | Down 3,133 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 8 | #8,889 | Up 3,267 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 5 | #12,156 | Down 2,492 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 7 | #9,664 | Down 2,173 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 10 | #7,491 | Up 2,151 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 7 | #9,642 | Up 1,128 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 6 | #10,770 | Down 2,691 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 9 | #8,079 | Up 4,152 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Down 2,360 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 7 | #9,871 | Down 2,777 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 11 | #7,094 | Up 1,638 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 8 | #8,732 | Down 433 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 8 | #8,299 | Up 628 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 7 | #8,927 | Down 1,096 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 8 | #7,831 | Up 1,561 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 6 | #9,392 | Down 1,183 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 7 | #8,209 | — |