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Kotarō
Kotarō (こたろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 琥太郎, 琥 amber + 太 big + 郎 son. It is popular today and has reached No. 10 in 2010.
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Ways to write Kotarō
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.
琥太郎
琥amber太big, bold郎son
Boy, best No. 12 (2007–2022)虎太郎
虎tiger太big, bold郎son
Boy, best No. 12 (2006–2014)鼓太郎
鼓drum太big, bold郎son
Boy, best No. 72 (2008)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Kotarō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
虎太朗tiger + big + clearBoy
鼓太朗drum + big + clearBoy
児太郎child + big + sonBoy
小多朗small + many + clearBoy
小多郎small + many + sonBoy
小太朗small + big + clearBoy
小太郎small + big + sonBoy
虎多朗tiger + many + clearBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Kotarō has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2010, at No. 10.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2022 | No. 45 |
| 2014 | No. 34 |
| 2013 | No. 48 |
| 2011 | No. 50 |
| 2010 | No. 10 |
| 2008 | No. 21 |
| 2007 | No. 36 |
| 2006 | No. 47 |
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.