Takashi
Takashi is a masculine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Takashi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Takashi is a masculine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Takashi
American parents first put Takashi on the record books as a baby boy name in 1913, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 42 Takashis were born — ranking #1,073 that year. About 35% of every Takashi on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Takashi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 862 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Takashi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Takashi Abe (阿部 隆, born 1967), Japanese shogi player
- Takashi Akatsuka ( 赤塚 隆 ; born 1973) , Japanese rugby union player
- Takashi Amano (天野 尚, 1954–2015), Japanese photographer, aquarist and designer
- Takashi Aonishi (青西 高嗣), Japanese music artist
- Takashi Asahina (朝比奈 隆, 1908–2001), Japanese conductor
- Takashi Dekita ( 出耒田 敬 ; born 1991) , Japanese volleyball player
- Takashi Fujii (藤井 隆, born 1972), Japanese singer and comedian
- Takashi Hagino (萩野 崇, born 1973), Japanese actor
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Names that sound like Takashi
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About the name Takashi
Takashi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 862 births in the dataset. Takashi's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #1,073. Use the chart and map above to compare Takashi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.