Yasuo
Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Yasuo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Yasuo
Yasuo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 21 Yasuos were born — ranking #1,624 that year. As of 2026, Yasuo ranks #10,812 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 207 Yasuos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Yasuo
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Yasuo Aiuchi ( 相内 康夫 ; born 1971) , Japanese snowboarder
- Yasuo Fukuda ( 福田 康夫 ; born 1936) , the 58th Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008
- Yasuo Furuhata ( 降旗 康男 ; 1934–2019) , Japanese film director
- Yasuo Hamanaka ( 浜中 泰男 ; born 1950) , formerly the chief copper trader at Sumitomo Corporation
- Yasuo Ichikawa ( 一川 保夫 ; born 1942) , Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
- Yasuo Iwata ( 岩田 安生 ; 1942–2009) , Japanese voice actor
- Yasuo Kawamura ( 河村 泰男 ; 1908–1997) , Japanese speed skater
- Yasuo Kitamura ( 北村 康雄 ; born 1932) , Japanese swimmer
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About the name Yasuo
Yasuo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 207 births in the dataset. Yasuo's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,624. Use the chart and map above to compare Yasuo'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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