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Kiyoshi
Kiyoshi (きよし) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 清, 清 pure. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 15 different years between 1915 and 1947.
き · よ · し · きよし · キヨシ
Ways to write Kiyoshi
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.
清
清pure, clear
Boy, best No. 1 (1912–1955)潔
潔pure
Boy, 65 notable people on Wikidata清志
清pure, clear志will, ambition
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata清司
清pure, clear司to direct
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata聖
聖holy, sacred
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata浄
浄pure
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata澄
澄clear, still (water)
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata清史
清pure, clear史history
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata淳
淳pure, honest
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata廉
廉honest, pure
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kiyoshi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
喜義joy + righteousnessBoy
喜吉joy + good luckBoy
喜好joy + to likeBoy
喜善joy + goodBoy
喜代司joy + generation + to directBoy
喜代史joy + generation + historyBoy
喜代四joy + generation + fourBoy
喜代志joy + generation + willBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Kiyoshi has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 15 different years, most recently 1947.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1955 | No. 9 |
| 1954 | No. 8 |
| 1953 | No. 8 |
| 1952 | No. 9 |
| 1951 | No. 8 |
| 1950 | No. 5 |
| 1949 | No. 3 |
| 1948 | No. 4 |
| 1947 | No. 1 |
| 1946 | No. 3 |
| 1945 | No. 4 |
| 1944 | No. 6 |
| 1943 | No. 7 |
| 1942 | No. 6 |
| 1941 | No. 3 |
| 1940 | No. 2 |
| 1939 | No. 3 |
| 1938 | No. 5 |
| 1937 | No. 1 |
| 1936 | No. 1 |
| 1935 | No. 2 |
| 1934 | No. 4 |
| 1933 | No. 1 |
| 1932 | No. 3 |
| 1931 | No. 1 |
| 1930 | No. 1 |
| 1929 | No. 2 |
| 1928 | No. 4 |
| 1927 | No. 4 |
| 1926 | No. 1 |
| 1925 | No. 1 |
| 1924 | No. 1 |
| 1923 | No. 1 |
| 1922 | No. 1 |
| 1921 | No. 1 |
| 1920 | No. 1 |
| 1919 | No. 2 |
| 1918 | No. 1 |
| 1917 | No. 2 |
| 1916 | No. 2 |
| 1915 | No. 1 |
| 1914 | No. 2 |
| 1913 | No. 5 |
| 1912 | No. 2 |
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 Kiyoshi
Kiyoshi Tomizawa 富沢 清司Japanese association football player
Kiyoshi Itō 伊藤 清Japanese mathematician who pioneered stochastic calculus (1915–2008)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa 清Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic
Kiyoshi Okuma 清Japanese association football player and manager
Kiyoshi Shiga 志賀 潔Japanese physician (1871-1957)
Kiyoshi Nakamura 中村 聖Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.