Tsunade
Tsunade (綱手), featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari , is Jiraiya's wife and is taught slug magic by an old man whose real body turns out to be a slug. Her magic is strong against snake magic.
Meaning & Origin of Tsunade
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tsunade (綱手), featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari , is Jiraiya's wife and is taught slug magic by an old man whose real body turns out to be a slug. Her magic is strong against snake magic.
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The Story of Tsunade
Tsunade first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2014, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 12 Tsunades were born — ranking #8,457 that year. As of 2026, Tsunade ranks #10,241 for baby girls with 9 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 49 Tsunades have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Tsunade
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About the name Tsunade
Tsunade is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Tsunade's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,457. Use the chart and map above to compare Tsunade'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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