Boy
Makoto
Makoto (まこと) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 誠, 誠 sincerity. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 18 different years between 1957 and 1978.
ま · こ · と · まこと · マコト
Ways to write Makoto
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.
誠
誠sincerity
Boy, best No. 1 (1949–2019)真
真true, genuine
Boys and girls, 123 notable people on Wikidata真琴
真true, genuine琴koto (harp)
Boys and girls, 60 notable people on Wikidata信
信trust, faith
Boy, 56 notable people on Wikidata眞
眞true, genuine
Boy, 41 notable people on Wikidata慎
慎careful, humble
Boy, 13 notable people on Wikidata亮
亮clear, bright
Boy, 13 notable people on Wikidata允
允sincere, to permit
Boy, 12 notable people on Wikidata誠人
誠sincerity人person
Boy, 10 notable people on Wikidata真人
真true, genuine人person
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata麻琴
麻hemp琴koto (harp)
Boys and girls, 9 notable people on Wikidata眞琴
眞true, genuine琴koto (harp)
Boys and girls, 6 notable people on Wikidata真理
真true, genuine理reason, logic
Boy, 6 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Makoto appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
賢wiseBoy
実fruitGirl
淳pureGirl
真古都true + old + capital cityGirl
真瑚都true + coral + capital cityGirl
真都true + capital cityGirl
真恋人true + love + personGirl
舞琴to dance + koto (harp)Girl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Makoto has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 18 different years, most recently 1978.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2019 | No. 72 |
| 2018 | No. 58 |
| 2017 | No. 59 |
| 1984 | No. 3 |
| 1983 | No. 4 |
| 1982 | No. 2 |
| 1981 | No. 5 |
| 1980 | No. 2 |
| 1979 | No. 2 |
| 1978 | No. 1 |
| 1977 | No. 1 |
| 1976 | No. 1 |
| 1975 | No. 1 |
| 1974 | No. 1 |
| 1973 | No. 1 |
| 1972 | No. 1 |
| 1971 | No. 1 |
| 1970 | No. 2 |
| 1969 | No. 1 |
| 1968 | No. 2 |
| 1967 | No. 1 |
| 1966 | No. 1 |
| 1965 | No. 1 |
| 1964 | No. 1 |
| 1963 | No. 1 |
| 1962 | No. 1 |
| 1961 | No. 2 |
| 1960 | No. 3 |
| 1959 | No. 1 |
| 1958 | No. 1 |
| 1957 | No. 1 |
| 1956 | No. 2 |
| 1955 | No. 2 |
| 1954 | No. 2 |
| 1953 | No. 2 |
| 1952 | No. 3 |
| 1951 | No. 7 |
| 1950 | No. 10 |
| 1949 | No. 10 |
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 Makoto
Makoto Hasebe 誠Japanese association football player
Makoto Kobayashi 小林 誠Japanese theoretical physicist (1944–)
Makoto Shinkai 新海 誠Japanese anime director
Makoto Tanaka 田中 誠Japanese association football player and manager
Saitō Makoto 斎藤 実Prime Minister of Japan (1858-1936)
Makoto Teguramori 誠Japanese association football player and manager
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.