Naoto

The Japanese name Naoto carries the meaning 'upright person'. It is composed of the Japanese characters nao (直), which means 'upright, straight', and to (人), which means 'person' or 'human'.

What does the name Naoto mean?

The name Naoto from Japan means 'upright person' and is made up of the terms nao (直) for 'upright, straight' and to (人) for 'person, human'.

Where does the name Naoto come from?

Naoto is a male name with Japanese roots, meaning 'upright person'. The components consist of nao (直) for 'upright, straight' and to (人) for 'person, human'. The name is written in the Japanese language using Kanji.

How do you pronounce Naoto?

Naoto is pronounced approximately as 'Nah-oh-toh'.

Popularity

In Germany, Naoto is a relatively well-known name. In 2022, it ranked 2,983rd on the list of the most common male baby names. Its best ranking was in 2011 at 2,275th place. Over the last ten years, Naoto has been given as a first name around 20 times, placing it 4,894th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 4,886th.

Famous people

• Naoto Fukasawa (Designer)
• Naoto Hori (Football player from Japan)
• Naoto Inti Raymi (Japanese singer)
• Naoto Ishikawa (Japanese footballer)
• Naoto Ito (Japanese ski jumper)
• Naoto Kan (Prime Minister of Japan)
• Naoto Kawahara (Japanese painter)
• Naoto Matsumura (Guardian of Fukushima's animals)
• Naoto Matsuo (Japanese football player)
• Naoto Mizuuchi (Japanese ice hockey player)
• Naoto Ohshima (Artist from Japan)
• Naoto Okazaki (Japanese fencer)
• Naoto Otake (Japanese footballer)
• Naoto Sakurai (Japanese football player)
• Naoto Sato (Astronomer from Japan)
• Naoto Tajima (Athlete from Japan)
• Naoto Tsuru (Japanese baseball player)
• Naoto Watanabe (Japanese baseball player)
• Naoto Yoshii (Football player from Japan)