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Sōsuke
Sōsuke (そうすけ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 颯介, 颯 swift + 介 to help. It is popular today and has reached No. 5 in 2 different years between 2011 and 2016.
そ · う · す · け · そうすけ · ソウスケ
Ways to write Sōsuke
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.
颯介
颯swift, sound of the wind介to help, mediate
Boy, best No. 19 (2010–2016)蒼介
蒼blue, deep green介to help, mediate
Boy, best No. 36 (2009–2018)湊介
湊harbour介to help, mediate
Boy, best No. 52 (2015–2020)奏輔
奏to play music輔help
Boy, best No. 72 (2011)奏佑
奏to play music佑help, protection
Boy, best No. 72 (2019)颯亮
颯swift, sound of the wind亮clear, bright
Boy, best No. 94 (2015)Popularity in Japan
Where Sōsuke has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 5 in 2 different years, most recently 2016.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 42 |
| 2024 | No. 33 |
| 2023 | No. 16 |
| 2022 | No. 19 |
| 2021 | No. 22 |
| 2020 | No. 11 |
| 2019 | No. 10 |
| 2018 | No. 10 |
| 2017 | No. 6 |
| 2016 | No. 5 |
| 2015 | No. 11 |
| 2014 | No. 18 |
| 2013 | No. 9 |
| 2012 | No. 10 |
| 2011 | No. 5 |
| 2010 | No. 16 |
| 2009 | No. 18 |
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 Sōsuke
Sōsuke Uno 宇野 宗佑75th Prime Minister of Japan (1922-1998)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.