Boy
Kōsuke
Kōsuke (こうすけ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 康介, 康 health + 介 to help. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 23 in 2 different years between 2004 and 2006.
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Ways to write Kōsuke
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.
康介
康health, ease介to help, mediate
Boy, best No. 77 (2005–2010)浩介
浩vast, abundant介to help, mediate
Boy, 54 notable people on Wikidata耕介
耕to cultivate介to help, mediate
Boy, 25 notable people on Wikidata孝介
孝devotion to parents介to help, mediate
Boy, 24 notable people on Wikidata康祐
康health, ease祐divine help
Boy, 21 notable people on Wikidata幸助
幸happiness助to help
Boy, 16 notable people on Wikidata宏介
宏wide, vast介to help, mediate
Boy, 15 notable people on Wikidata浩輔
浩vast, abundant輔help
Boy, 14 notable people on Wikidata康佑
康health, ease佑help, protection
Boy, 14 notable people on Wikidata幸介
幸happiness介to help, mediate
Boy, 13 notable people on Wikidata孝輔
孝devotion to parents輔help
Boy, 12 notable people on Wikidata孝祐
孝devotion to parents祐divine help
Boy, 11 notable people on Wikidata晃輔
晃clear, bright輔help
Boy, 10 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kōsuke appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
興助to revive + to helpBoy
耕典to cultivate + ruleBoy
晃典clear + ruleBoy
航丞to sail + to helpBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Kōsuke has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 23 in 2 different years, most recently 2006.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2015 | No. 44 |
| 2012 | No. 46 |
| 2010 | No. 35 |
| 2009 | No. 40 |
| 2008 | No. 50 |
| 2007 | No. 33 |
| 2006 | No. 23 |
| 2005 | No. 26 |
| 2004 | No. 23 |
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 Kōsuke
Kosuke Ota 宏介Japanese association football player (born 1987)
Kosuke Nakamura 中村 航輔Japanese association football player
Kosuke Hagino 萩野 公介Japanese swimmer
Kosuke Kitajima 北島 康介Japanese swimmer
Kosuke Nakamachi 中町 公祐Japanese association football player
Kosuke Onose 小野瀬 康介Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.