Kato is a rare variant of Kade that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Kato is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,664 for boy births in the United States (and #5,708 across all names), given to 49 babies. Kato was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 2022 (57 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | #2,664 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | #2,814 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | #2,635 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | #2,455 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2020 | 52 | 52 | #2,487 |
| 2019 | 51 | 51 | #2,566 |
| 2018 | 48 | 48 | #2,626 |
| 2017 | 31 | 31 | #3,550 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #3,646 |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 | #2,626 |
| 2014 | 34 | 34 | #3,271 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #3,841 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #4,751 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #6,546 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #5,930 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #6,101 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | #5,193 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #8,000 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #7,881 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #6,996 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #5,527 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,313 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #8,305 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #8,030 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,716 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #4,288 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #4,660 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #5,676 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,155 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,335 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,783 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #3,993 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,299 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,809 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,517 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #3,982 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,682 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,655 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,494 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,514 |