Haruto
A Japanese masculine name meaning "sun person" or "born at sunrise".
Name Census estimates that about 257 living Americans carry the first name Haruto. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Haruto today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Haruto births was 2014 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Haruto. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Haruto with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
257
~ 1 in 1,333,674 Americans
Peak year
2014
22 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,281
Tracked since 1925
Census
Haruto in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 249 people with the first name Haruto, which placed it at #33,298 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,298
National first-name rank
People counted
249
249 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
88.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Haruto
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haruto is Asian/Pacific Islander at 88.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.0%) and White (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Haruto described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Haruto at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander88.4% · 220
- Two or more races8.0% · 20
- White2.4% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 3
Popularity
Haruto: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Haruto from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 142 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Haruto remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Haruto by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Haruto during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Harutos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Haruto
The name Haruto is a Japanese name that originated in the late 20th century. It is a combination of the Japanese words "haru" meaning spring and "to" meaning soaring or flying. The name therefore conveys a sense of vibrancy, growth, and freedom.
The earliest recorded usage of the name Haruto dates back to the 1970s in Japan. It gained popularity as a masculine name during the latter half of the 20th century, although its origins and exact meaning are not rooted in ancient Japanese culture or history.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Haruto was Haruto Kurosaki, a Japanese baseball player born in 1979. He played professional baseball in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league as an outfielder and third baseman.
Another notable person named Haruto was Haruto Torii, a Japanese voice actor born in 1984. He is known for his work in various anime series, including voicing the character Zen Wistaria in the series Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu.
In the world of Japanese television and entertainment, Haruto Watabe is a well-known actor and singer born in 1988. He has appeared in several dramas and films and has also released several successful music albums.
Haruto Nishijima, born in 1992, is a Japanese actor and model. He gained recognition for his roles in various Japanese dramas and films, including the popular series "Good Morning Call" and the movie "Drowning Love."
Haruto Umezawa, born in 1995, is a Japanese professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J1 League, the top professional soccer league in Japan.
While the name Haruto is a relatively modern creation, it has gained significant popularity in Japan over the past few decades, reflecting the country's cultural trends and preferences for names that convey positive meanings and aspirations.
People
Haruto + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Haruto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Haruto: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haruto?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 257 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Haruto going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,333,674 US residents.
Is Haruto a common name?
We classify Haruto as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 265 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Haruto most popular?
The single biggest year for Haruto was 2014, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Haruto is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Haruto in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 249 people with the name Haruto, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,298 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Haruto in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Haruto?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Haruto appears almost entirely male. Of the 249 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Haruto?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haruto is Asian/Pacific Islander at 88.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.0%) and White (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Haruto most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Haruto in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.4% (220 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Haruto in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Haruto a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Haruto in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Haruto still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Haruto in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Haruto can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Haruto?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Haruto at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.