Fun Facts About the Name Tanjiro
- 34 babies named Tanjiro: U.S. records list 34 babies given the name Tanjiro from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tanjiro Mean?
Tanjiro is a Japanese masculine name. The romanized spelling does not fix a single meaning, because Japanese given names are written with kanji chosen by parents, and different character combinations can produce the same sound. In the well-known spelling 炭治郎, the elements are 炭 (tan, "charcoal"), 治 (ji, "govern" or "heal"), and 郎 (rō, "son" or "boy"). A literal reading is "charcoal" plus a name element meaning "govern" or "heal" plus "son"; it is not a fixed phrase with one English translation.
Tanjiro Name History & Origins
Tanjiro is formed with the Japanese masculine ending 郎 (rō), an old name element for a boy or son. In the 炭治郎 spelling, the middle character is 治 (ji), a common name element; it is not the 次 of 次郎 (Jirō), the birth-order name for a second son. The name is written in kana as たんじろう and romanized Tanjirō in Japanese; Tanjiro is the English form without the macron. The long final vowel belongs to the 郎 ending.
A well-known literary use is Kamado Tanjirō in Koyoharu Gotōge's manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. That association is modern and literary; it does not establish the name's origin or earliest use. Because the romanized form does not specify kanji, different bearers may write the name differently and give it different character meanings.
How Popular is the Name Tanjiro?
Tanjiro has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #7,245 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,671 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,752 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #7,245 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #14,086 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #13,812 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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