Baby Names Gender-Neutral Names Meaning of the Name Minato Updated November 8, 2025 by Jennifer M. Minato Gender: Neutral Origin: Japanese Meaning: Harbor ♥ Add to my Namelist What is the meaning of the name Minato? The name Minato is primarily a gender-neutral name of Japanese origin that means Harbor. People who like the name Minato also like: Giovanni, Emmett, Elias, Rafael, Amadeus, Griffin, Lerato, Zenobia, Arabella, Amarante, Genevieve, Anais, Azuka, Aurora Names like Minato: Medad, Mahmoud, Mada, Mahdi, Monty, Matt, Mandy, Matteo, Motoyo, Medi, Mehta, Mita, Mutia, Monet, Mohammed, Medea, Metta, Mattie, Manda, Matia, Mead, Motoye, Monita, Mohamed, Media, Mattea, Maude, Mihammad, Maud, Monte Stats for the Name Minato Minato is currently not in the top 100 on the Baby Names Popularity Charts Minato is currently not ranked in U.S. births