Takeshi
Takeshi is a masculine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Takeshi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Takeshi is a masculine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Takeshi
The earliest SSA record of Takeshi as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 7 babies received it. 1924 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Takeshi — #1,107 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Takeshi on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Takeshi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 708 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Takeshi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Takeshi Abo ( 阿保 剛 ; born 1973) , Japanese video game composer
- Takeshi Aikoh ( 愛甲 猛 ; born 1962) , Japanese retired Nippon Professional Baseball player
- Takeshi Akiba ( 秋葉 武士 ; born 1944) , Japanese ice hockey player
- Takeshi Akiba ( 秋葉 武士 ; born 1944) , Japanese ice hockey player
- Takeshi Amemiya ( 雨宮 健 ; 1935–2026) , Japanese economist and academic
- Takeshi Aoki ( 青木 剛 ; born 1982) , Japanese football player
- Takeshi Aono (baseball) ( 青野 毅 ; born 1983) , Japanese former professional baseball infielder
- Takeshi Aono ( 青野 武 ; 1936–2012) , Japanese voice actor
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About the name Takeshi
Takeshi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 708 births in the dataset. Takeshi's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,107. Use the chart and map above to compare Takeshi'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.