Names Like Toru — Find Similar Baby Names
Toru is a 4-letter Japanese boys' name meaning “Sea”. This page collects 104 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Teru and Tahu, Japanese cousins like Aiko and Akeno, and rhyming names ending in -oru like Doru and Minoru.
For the full Toru profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Toru page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Toru
24 baby names that differ from Toru by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teru | 1 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Good." This Name Is Most Often Us... | African | Female |
| Tahu | 2 | Pure | Arabic | Male |
| Tara | 2 | Irish/Gaelic Name Meaning "Rocky Hill," Or "From The Crag Of A Towe... | Gaelic | Female |
| Taro | 2 | Big Boy; First Son | Japanese | Male |
| Tarub | 2 | Happy | Arabic | Female |
| Taruh | 2 | Happy | Arabic | Female |
| Tatu | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Third Born." | African | Female |
| Tau | 2 | Tswana Of Botswana Name Meaning "Lion." | African | Male |
| Teri | 2 | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Thor | 2 | Myth Name (God Of Thunder) | Danish | Male |
| Thora | 2 | Feminine Form Of Thor (Thunder) | Danish | Female |
| Thorn | 2 | From The Thorn Tree | English | Male |
| Thorp | 2 | From The Village | English | Male |
| Thu | 2 | Autumn | Vietnamese | Male |
| Tira | 2 | Land | Scottish | Female |
| Toai | 2 | Satisfied | Vietnamese | Male |
| Toan | 2 | Complete; Also, Mathematics | Vietnamese | Male |
| Toba | 2 | Goodly | Hebrew | Female |
| Toby | 2 | Abbreviation Of The Hebrew Name Tobiah Meaning Jah Is Good. | English | Male |
| Tod | 2 | Fox. Tod Is A Scottish Nickname Meaning A Clever Or Wily Person. | English | Male |
| Todd | 2 | Fox. Tod Is A Scottish Nickname Meaning A Clever Or Wily Person. | English | Male |
| Toft | 2 | From The Small Farm | English | Male |
| Tohy | 2 | Goodness Of God | Hebrew | Male |
| Toli | 2 | Ploughman | Spanish | Male |
More Japanese Names
24 baby names that share Toru’s Japanese origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aiko | Little Love; Beloved | Female |
| Akeno | In The Morning; Bright Shining Field | Male |
| Aki | Born In Autumn | Female |
| Akiko | Autumn Child; Iris | Female |
| Akina | Spring Flower | Female |
| Anda | Meet At The Field; Also A Japanese Surname. | Female |
| Aneko | Older Sister | Female |
| Benjiro | Enjoy Peace | Male |
| Botan | Peony | Male |
| Chika | Near | Female |
| Chiko | A Unisexual Name Meaning "Arrow Or Pledge." | Male |
| Chiyo | Thousand Years; Eternal | Female |
| Cho | Butterfy | Female |
| Dai | Great | Female |
| Danno | Field Gathering; Also A Surname | Male |
| Emiko | Smiling Blessed Beautiful Child. | Female |
| Eriko | Child With A Collar | Female |
| Gin | Silvery | Female |
| Goro | Fifth Son | Male |
| Hana | Flower; Blossom | Female |
| Haru | Born In The Spring | Female |
| Haruko | Spring Child | Female |
| Hiroshi | Generous | Male |
| Hisa | Long-Lasting | Female |
4-Letter T-Names Like Toru
24 names that share Toru's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Toru's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Toru
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Toru.
Names That Rhyme with Toru
2 baby names that share Toru's last 3 letters — -oru. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Toru
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Toru — Tor-. Good for parents who like Toru's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tor | Son Of Pellinore | Arthurian | Male |
| Tori | Derived From Victoria Triumphant. | English | Female |
| Torn | From The Thom Tree | English | Male |
| Toro | Bull-Like. The Constellation Taurus. | Spanish | Male |
| Torr | Tower | English | Male |
| Tory | From The Craggy Hills. Surname Based On Tor: Torrence Or Tower. | English | Male |
| Toran | Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Crag... | Irish | Male |
| Toren | Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Crag... | Scottish | Male |
| Torey | Derived From Victoria Triumphant. | Scottish | Female |
| Torht | Bright | Anglo | Male |
| Torie | "Variant Of Victoria. Alternate Spellings: Tory, Tori." | English | Female |
| Torin | Variant Of Torrence From The Craggy Hills. Tor Is A Name For A Crag... | Scottish | Male |
| Torio | Bird's Tail | Japanese | Male |
| Torra | From The Castle | Scottish | Female |
| Torri | Derived From Victoria Triumphant. | Scottish | Female |
| Torry | From The Craggy Hills. | Scottish | Male |
| Toryn | Chief | Irish | Male |
| Torben | Thunder Bearer. | Danish | Male |