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Osamu

Osamu (おさむ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 修, 修 to study. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 2 in 1959.

お · さ · む · おさむ · オサム
Most used spelling修おさむto study

Ways to write Osamu

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.

修
修to study, master
Boy, best No. 2 (1945–1970)
治
治to govern, heal
Boy, 16 notable people on Wikidata
理
理reason, logic
Boy, 10 notable people on Wikidata
統
統to unite
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata
脩
脩to study, cultivate
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata
収
収to gather
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
攻
攻to attack
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
收
收to gather
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Osamu has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1959, at No. 2.

No. 1No. 5No. 10195019601970Boys, 1945: No. 10Boys, 1946: No. 9Boys, 1947: No. 6Boys, 1948: No. 7Boys, 1949: No. 6Boys, 1950: No. 8Boys, 1951: No. 4Boys, 1952: No. 8Boys, 1953: No. 6Boys, 1954: No. 4Boys, 1955: No. 4Boys, 1956: No. 3Boys, 1957: No. 5Boys, 1958: No. 4Boys, 1959: No. 2Boys, 1960: No. 6Boys, 1961: No. 8Boys, 1962: No. 6Boys, 1963: No. 4Boys, 1964: No. 3Boys, 1965: No. 3Boys, 1967: No. 8Boys, 1968: No. 6Boys, 1970: No. 10
Show the numbers
YearBoys
1970No. 10
1968No. 6
1967No. 8
1965No. 3
1964No. 3
1963No. 4
1962No. 6
1961No. 8
1960No. 6
1959No. 2
1958No. 4
1957No. 5
1956No. 3
1955No. 4
1954No. 4
1953No. 6
1952No. 8
1951No. 4
1950No. 8
1949No. 6
1948No. 7
1947No. 6
1946No. 9
1945No. 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 Osamu

Osamu Tezuka 手塚 治Japanese cartoonist and animator (1928–1989)
Osamu Shimomura 脩Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist (1928–2018)
Osamu Yamaji 山路 修Japanese association football player (1929-2021)
Osamu Muramatsu 村松 修Japanese amateur astronomer
Osamu Akimoto 秋本 治Japanese manga artist (1952-)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.