Tamotsu
Tamotsu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Tamotsu Asakura, Japanese footballer Tamotsu Chikanari , Japanese cyclist Tamotsu Komatsuzaki , Japanese footballer Tamotsu Oishi (1900–1946), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Tamotsu Suzuki (1947–2025), Japanese football player and manager Tamotsu Yatō , Japanese photographer
Meaning & Origin of Tamotsu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamotsu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Tamotsu Asakura, Japanese footballer Tamotsu Chikanari , Japanese cyclist Tamotsu Komatsuzaki , Japanese footballer Tamotsu Oishi (1900–1946), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Tamotsu Suzuki (1947–2025), Japanese football player and manager Tamotsu Yatō , Japanese photographer
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The Story of Tamotsu
Tamotsu first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 26 Tamotsus were born — ranking #1,460 that year. As of 2026, Tamotsu ranks #3,361 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 199 Tamotsus 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 Tamotsu
Tamotsu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 199 births in the dataset. Tamotsu's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,460. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamotsu'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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