This shrine was initially known as 'Yahata Hachiman', and then named 'Minato Hachiman' and 'Kinutomi Hachiman' before being given its current name 'Kintomi Hachiman' during the Edo period.
この神社は最初「矢幡八幡」と呼ばれ、次で「湊八幡」、「絹富八幡」、「金富八幡（江戸時代）となり今日に至る。