Yosuke
Yōsuke, Yosuke, Yousuke or Yohsuke is a masculine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Yosuke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yōsuke, Yosuke, Yousuke or Yohsuke is a masculine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Yosuke
Yosuke first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 9 Yosukes were born — ranking #5,519 that year. As of 2026, Yosuke ranks #7,638 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Yosukes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yosuke
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yosuke. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yōsuke
- Yousuke
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About the name Yosuke
Yosuke is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Yosuke's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #5,519. Use the chart and map above to compare Yosuke'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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