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Taichi
Taichi (たいち) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 大地, 大 big + 地 earth. It is popular today and has reached No. 5 in 1998.
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Ways to write Taichi
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.
大地
大big, great地earth
Boy, best No. 5 (1993–2022)太一
太big, bold一one, first
Boy, best No. 7 (2004–2019)大智
大big, great智wisdom
Boy, best No. 22 (2004–2023)大知
大big, great知to know
Boy, best No. 42 (2015–2020)汰一
汰to sift, refine一one, first
Boy, best No. 83 (2007)泰知
泰peaceful, calm知to know
Boy, best No. 94 (2018)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Taichi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
泰地peaceful + earthGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Taichi has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 1998, at No. 5.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2017 | No. 45 |
| 2011 | No. 33 |
| 2010 | No. 46 |
| 2007 | No. 41 |
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 Taichi
Taichi Hara 原 大智Japanese association football player
Taichi Hasegawa 長谷川 太一Japanese association football player (born 1981)
Taichi Nakamura 中村 太一Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.