Boy name Japanese origin Buddhist tradition

Satoru

sah-TOH-roo · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Enlightened; understanding
Language
Japanese
Culture
Japanese
Religion
Buddhist
Style era
classic
Themes
intelligence · virtue
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Popularity over time

1993 rank#8519
1993 births6
Peak year1917
First appeared1914
Total US births235
1917 peak19141934195419731993
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sato
Alternate spellings
Satoru

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