Tatsuya
Tatsuya is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Tatsuya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tatsuya is a common masculine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Tatsuya
Tatsuya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 11 Tatsuyas were born — ranking #5,109 that year. As of 2026, Tatsuya ranks #8,915 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 104 Tatsuyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Tatsuya
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Tatsuya Anzai ( 安在 達弥 ; born 1996) , Japanese footballer
- Tatsuya Egawa (達也, born 1961), Japanese manga artist
- Tatsuya Endo ( 遠藤 達哉 ; born 1980) , Japanese manga artist
- Tatsuya Enomoto (達也, born 1979), Japanese footballer
- Tatsuya Fuji (born 1941), Japanese film actor
- Tatsuya Fujiwara (竜也, born 1982), Japanese actor
- Tatsuya Fukuhara ( 福原 辰弥 ; born 1989) , Japanese boxer
- Tatsuya Fukuzawa ( 福澤 達哉 ; born 1986) , Japanese volleyball player
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Names that sound like Tatsuya
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About the name Tatsuya
Tatsuya is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 104 births in the dataset. Tatsuya's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #5,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Tatsuya'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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