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Hideo
Hideo (ひでお) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 秀雄, 秀 excellent + 雄 hero. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 9 in 2 different years between 1914 and 1916.
ひ · で · お · ひでお · ヒデオ
Ways to write Hideo
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
秀雄
秀excellent雄hero, masculine
Boy, best No. 9 (1914–1922)英雄
英outstanding, hero雄hero, masculine
Boy, 10 notable people on Wikidata秀夫
秀excellent夫man, husband
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata英夫
英outstanding, hero夫man, husband
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata英生
英outstanding, hero生life, to live
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata秀郎
秀excellent郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata秀生
秀excellent生life, to live
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Hideo appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
栄男to flourish + manBoy
栄夫to flourish + manBoy
英緒outstanding + threadGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Hideo has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 9 in 2 different years, most recently 1916.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1922 | No. 10 |
| 1916 | No. 9 |
| 1914 | No. 9 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Hideo
Hideo Oshima 大島 秀夫Japanese association football player and manager
Hideo Tanaka 田中 英雄Japanese association football player
Hideo Itokawa 糸川 英夫Japanese aerospace engineer (1912-1999)
Hideo Nomo 野茂 英雄Japanese professional baseball player, MLB player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.