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Isao

Isao (いさお) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 勲, 勲 merit. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 4 in 3 different years between 1941 and 1943.

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Most used spelling勲いさおmerit

Ways to write Isao

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.

勲
勲merit
Boy, best No. 4 (1938–1945)
功
功achievement
Boy, best No. 5 (1938–1944)
勇夫
勇brave夫man, husband
Boy, 16 notable people on Wikidata
伊佐夫
伊(used for its sound, i)佐to help夫man, husband
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata
伊佐男
伊(used for its sound, i)佐to help男man
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata
魁
魁pioneer, leader
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
勇雄
勇brave雄hero, masculine
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
伊三雄
伊(used for its sound, i)三three雄hero, masculine
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
勲男
勲merit男man
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
伊佐緒
伊(used for its sound, i)佐to help緒thread, beginning
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
勲雄
勲merit雄hero, masculine
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
公
公public, lord
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
功雄
功achievement雄hero, masculine
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
伊三夫
伊(used for its sound, i)三three夫man, husband
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Isao has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 4 in 3 different years, most recently 1943.

No. 1No. 5No. 1019401945Boys, 1938: No. 6Boys, 1939: No. 7Boys, 1940: No. 6Boys, 1941: No. 4Boys, 1942: No. 4Boys, 1943: No. 4Boys, 1944: No. 5Boys, 1945: No. 7
Show the numbers
YearBoys
1945No. 7
1944No. 5
1943No. 4
1942No. 4
1941No. 4
1940No. 6
1939No. 7
1938No. 6

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 Isao

Isao Takahata 高畑 勲Japanese filmmaker (1935–2018)
Isao Iwabuchi 岩淵 功Japanese association football player (1933–2003)
Isao Tomita 冨田 勲Japanese musician (1932-2016)
Isao Okano 功Japanese judoka
Isao Inokuma 功Japanese judoka (1938–2001)
Isao Taniguchi 谷口 功Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.