Mutsuo
Mutsuo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Mutsuo Minagawa (1935–2005), Japanese baseball pitcher Mutsuo Sugiura (1918–1986), Japanese engineer Mutsuo Tahara (1943–2016), Japanese judge Mutsuo Taniguchi (1913–1943), Japanese sprinter Mutsuo Takahashi , Japanese poet and writer Mutsuo Toi (1917-1938), perpetrator of the Tsuyama massacre Wakashimazu Mutsuo…
Meaning & Origin of Mutsuo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mutsuo is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Mutsuo Minagawa (1935–2005), Japanese baseball pitcher Mutsuo Sugiura (1918–1986), Japanese engineer Mutsuo Tahara (1943–2016), Japanese judge Mutsuo Taniguchi (1913–1943), Japanese sprinter Mutsuo Takahashi , Japanese poet and writer Mutsuo Toi (1917-1938), perpetrator of the Tsuyama massacre Wakashimazu Mutsuo…
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The Story of Mutsuo
Mutsuo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1927, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 8 Mutsuos were born — ranking #3,151 that year. As of 2026, Mutsuo ranks #3,151 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 8 Mutsuos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mutsuo
Mutsuo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 8 births in the dataset. Mutsuo's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #3,151. Use the chart and map above to compare Mutsuo'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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