Boy
Kōhei
Kōhei (こうへい) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 康平, 康 health + 平 peace. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 10 in 1996.
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Ways to write Kōhei
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.
康平
康health, ease平peace, flat
Boy, best No. 10 (1996)航平
航to sail, voyage平peace, flat
Boy, best No. 41 (2012–2017)浩平
浩vast, abundant平peace, flat
Boy, 10 notable people on Wikidata耕平
耕to cultivate平peace, flat
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata弘平
弘broad, vast平peace, flat
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata孝平
孝devotion to parents平peace, flat
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata晃平
晃clear, bright平peace, flat
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kōhei appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
黄平yellow + peaceBoy
耕兵to cultivate + soldierBoy
江平inlet + peaceBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Kōhei has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1996, at No. 10.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2017 | No. 59 |
| 2016 | No. 41 |
| 2012 | No. 72 |
| 1996 | No. 10 |
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 Kōhei
Kōhei Uchimura 航平Japanese artistic gymnast
Kohei Kuroki 黒木 晃平Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.