Makoto is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1922 and remains in steady use.
Makoto is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,490 for boy births in the United States (and #15,717 across all names), given to 11 babies. Makoto first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1922 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #7,490 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,733 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #7,142 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,734 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #13,355 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,490 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,421 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #5,947 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #7,372 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,567 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #6,182 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #13,337 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #10,376 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,523 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #6,587 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #6,677 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #8,071 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,655 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,798 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #6,925 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,575 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #12,055 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #11,804 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,285 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #7,597 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,851 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,665 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,758 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #4,445 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,129 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #5,350 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,242 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,196 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,693 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,410 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,526 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #5,945 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #4,121 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #4,374 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #4,023 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,674 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,408 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #5,980 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,696 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,865 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,465 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,390 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,002 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,847 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,341 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,338 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,051 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #2,536 |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #2,766 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,085 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | #2,002 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | #3,393 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,696 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #4,006 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | #2,641 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | #2,851 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,172 |