Ayato (あやと)

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Pronunciation guide

(Main) gender: Male
Pronunciation: ah-yah-to [á.jà.tò̞]

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Etymology and/or ways to write:
Here are most of the kanji used for this name:

aya (あや)	to (と)
綾/文/紋 “figure, design”	斗 “the Dipper”
絢 “gorgeous, brilliant”	人 “person”
彩/采 “colour”	翔/飛 “fly, soar”
彪 “small tiger; tiger stripes”	仁 “benevolence, compassion, humanity”
礼 “gratitude; manners; gift”	都 “metropolis”
綺 “thin silk;” part of 綺麗 (kirei) “pretty; clean”	士 “warrior; samurai”
郁 “cultural progress”	音 “sound”
恵 “blessing, grace”	知/智 “wisdom”
理 “reason, logic”	大 “large, big”
英 “wisdom, brilliance”	杜 “shrine grove”
純 “pure, genuine”	叶 “grant, answer”
朱 “red”	登 “ascent”
史 “history”	澄 “lucidity, transparency”
彰 “clear”	渡 “crossing, passage”
章 “chapter”	門 “gate”
	冬 “winter”
	統 “rule, reign, government”
	柊 “false holly”
	隼 “peregrine falcon”

Popularity:
The name was very uncommon throughout much of the 20th century, but the Heisei period (1989-2019) as a whole was when Ayato grew in popularity. In 1990, it was given to more than 0.02% of boys, rising to over 0.08% by 2000 and over 0.17% by 2009. Based on data from Baby Calendar, Meiji Yasuda Life and Tamahiyo, the name has grown more steeply since the mid-2010s and as of 2020, the name is ranking in the 20s on all three sources with an average percentage of over 0.7%.

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