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Kato

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What official birth registration shows about Kato: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2020–2024

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2020 to 2024, ranging from #4608 to #5119.20202024#4608#5119
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2020#4608
2024#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 33 of the 60 years from 1947 to 2006.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1947–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #371 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1947–2006

    Highest recorded position: #282 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1947–2006).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1947 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #282 in Norway in 1954.

Kato's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesmale#51193HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5045HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5534HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5135HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4477HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5127HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5376HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5895HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5017HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5815HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5116HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4877HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4648HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#41110HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4717HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4757HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4498HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4258HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4507HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5454HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#3719HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4287HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4516HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#3719HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4845HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4964HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3906HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3676HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#2829HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3884HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3645HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3585HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#3614HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#3714HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kato is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Kato, between 1947 and 2024, in 35 of those 78 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: highest position in 1954England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 202019472024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1947–200633#282 in 1954
England and Wales2020–20242#4608 in 2020

Its high point came 66 years earlier in Norway (1954) than in England and Wales (2020).

No registrar recorded it for 13 years after 2006; it appears again in 2020.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Kato

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1947–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1947 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #282 in Norway in 1954. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.