Sign in
Boy name Japanese origin Shinto tradition

Yamato

yah-MAH-toh · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Great harmony; ancient Japan
Language
Japanese
Culture
Japanese
Religion
Shinto
Style era
classic
Themes
heritage · virtue
↔ Find siblings

Popularity over time

2022 rank#14241
2022 births5
Peak year2007
First appeared2000
Total US births129
2007 peak20002006201120172022
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Yama
Alternate spellings
Yamato

Sibling name suggestions

Names that pair well with Yamato for brothers and sisters.

Hiroshi
Kenji
Takeshi

You might also like

Similar in sound, meaning, or feel.

Yasuhiro
Yutaka
Yoshi

Notable people named Yamato

Yamato Takeru (legendary prince)