Indonesia’s civil registry data shows names associated with Japanese anime works
Indonesia’s Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration released population data for the first half of 2026. The data showed that among Indonesia’s registered population, 92,143 people have the name “Kartini (named after Indonesian women’s rights activist Kartini)”, while 3,642 people have the name “Merdeka (meaning independence)”, 1,534 people have names associated with “Garuda (the Hindu mythical bird Garuda)”, and 764 people have the name “Indonesia”.
At the same time, Director General of the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration Teguh Setyabudi stated that some parents use names associated with Japanese anime works when naming their children. The data showed that among Indonesia’s registered population, names associated with Naruto include 190 people associated with “Uzumaki”, 158 with “Sasuke”, 157 with “Naruto”, and 152 with “Uchiha”; names associated with Doraemon include 181 with “Nobita”, 16 with “Doraemon”, and 8 with “Suneo”; names associated with One Piece include 79 people associated with “D. Luffy (Luffy from One Piece)” and 37 with “Usopp (Usopp from One Piece)”.
In addition, 65 people have names associated with “Shinchan (Shin from Crayon Shin-chan)”, 60 with “Boruto (Boruto from Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)”, and 23 with “Inuyasha (Inuyasha from Inuyasha)”.