Kousuke
Kōsuke, Kosuke or Kousuke is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kousuke Akiyoshi , Japanese motorcycle racer Aoiyama Kōsuke , Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kousuke Atari , Japanese singer Kosuke Endo , Japanese rugby union player Kōsuke Fujishima , Japanese manga artist Kosuke Fukudome , Japanese baseball player Gomi Kosuke , pen-name of Gomi Yasusuke, Japanese…
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Kousuke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kōsuke, Kosuke or Kousuke is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kousuke Akiyoshi , Japanese motorcycle racer Aoiyama Kōsuke , Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kousuke Atari , Japanese singer Kosuke Endo , Japanese rugby union player Kōsuke Fujishima , Japanese manga artist Kosuke Fukudome , Japanese baseball player Gomi Kosuke , pen-name of Gomi Yasusuke, Japanese…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Kousuke
The earliest SSA record of Kousuke as a baby boy name dates back to 1991, when 5 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Kousuke — #8,237 in the national rankings. Kousuke last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kousuke
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kousuke. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kōsuke
- Kosuke
Names that sound like Kousuke
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kousuke is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kook
- Cuke
- Cuc
- Couk
- Ksu
- Qwk
- Ksk
- Cuq
- Cake
- Cook
- Cock
- Coke
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kousuke
Kousuke is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Kousuke's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #8,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Kousuke's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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