Makoto
Meaning
sincerity
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Makoto has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
260 people · the #21,104 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 71
Among people named Makoto living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Makoto
Most people given the name Makoto in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Makoto deep dive
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