Yousuke
Yōsuke, Yosuke, Yousuke or Yohsuke is a masculine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Yousuke
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 Yousuke
American parents first put Yousuke on the record books as a baby boy name in 1991, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 5 Yousukes were born — ranking #8,237 that year. Yousuke last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yousuke
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yousuke. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yōsuke
- Yosuke
Names that sound like Yousuke
Phonetically similar names — useful when Yousuke is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Uke
- Yuke
- Youk
- Euch
- Yuc
- Ewk
- Oosik
- Yuck
- Yak
- Yolk
- Yoke
- Yack
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Yousuke
Yousuke is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Yousuke's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #8,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Yousuke'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.