Wataru

WA-dahr-roo /ˈwæɾɑːɹˌɹuː/
boy 3 syllables fading

Wataru is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Wataru is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2015. Wataru was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1919 (15 births).

About the name Wataru

PronunciationWA-dahr-roo /ˈwæɾɑːɹˌɹuː/
CultureJapanese
15peak births 1919
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Wataru

How popular is Wataru?

Boys named Wataru
1915192019401960198020002015
Boys named Wataru per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2015 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2015) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Wataru total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201555#13,939
200666#11,993
200355#12,686
200255#12,418
199966#9,858
199855#11,256
19976—#9,217
19967—#7,940
19947—#7,738
19925—#9,775
19916—#8,201
19908—#6,389
19898—#6,210
19315—#4,299
19289—#3,067
19255—#4,840
192312—#2,609
19225—#4,934
19215—#4,952
191915—#2,147
19157—#3,377