Boy
Kōtarō
Kōtarō (こうたろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 孝太郎, 孝 devotion to parents + 太 big + 郎 son. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 26 in 2007.
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Ways to write Kōtarō
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.
孝太郎
孝devotion to parents太big, bold郎son
Boy, best No. 55 (2013)耕太郎
耕to cultivate太big, bold郎son
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata浩太郎
浩vast, abundant太big, bold郎son
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata航太郎
航to sail, voyage太big, bold郎son
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata幸太郎
幸happiness太big, bold郎son
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata光太郎
光light太big, bold郎son
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata浩太朗
浩vast, abundant太big, bold朗clear, cheerful
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata晃太郎
晃clear, bright太big, bold郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kōtarō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
黄太郎yellow + big + sonBoy
興太郎to revive + big + sonBoy
光多朗light + many + clearBoy
光多郎light + many + sonBoy
光太朗light + big + clearBoy
公太朗public + big + clearBoy
公太郎public + big + sonBoy
功多朗achievement + many + clearBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Kōtarō has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2007, at No. 26.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2017 | No. 38 |
| 2016 | No. 48 |
| 2015 | No. 50 |
| 2013 | No. 38 |
| 2008 | No. 50 |
| 2007 | No. 26 |
| 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.
Famous people named Kōtarō
Kotaro Omori 大森 晃太郎Japanese association football player
Kōtarō Takamura 高村 光太郎Japanese poet and sculptor (1883–1956)
Kotaro Iba 射庭 康太朗Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.