Susumu
Susumu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Susumu Akagi Japanese voice actor Susumu Aoyagi, Japanese baseball player Susumu Chiba, Japanese voice actor Susumu Esashika , Japanese bobsledder Susumu Fujita (1912–1991), Japanese actor Susumu Fukui, Japanese Go player Susumu Hani, Japanese film director Susumu Hirano , Japanese ice hockey player Susumu Hirasawa,…
Meaning & Origin of Susumu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Susumu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Susumu Akagi Japanese voice actor Susumu Aoyagi, Japanese baseball player Susumu Chiba, Japanese voice actor Susumu Esashika , Japanese bobsledder Susumu Fujita (1912–1991), Japanese actor Susumu Fukui, Japanese Go player Susumu Hani, Japanese film director Susumu Hirano , Japanese ice hockey player Susumu Hirasawa,…
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The Story of Susumu
Susumu first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 27 Susumus were born — ranking #1,386 that year. As of 2026, Susumu ranks #2,964 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 351 Susumus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Susumu
Susumu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 351 births in the dataset. Susumu's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,386. Use the chart and map above to compare Susumu'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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