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Tatsuya
Tatsuya (たつや) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 達也, 達 to reach + 也 to be (classical). It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 1987.
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Ways to write Tatsuya
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.
達也
達to reach, master也to be (classical)
Boy, best No. 1 (1964–2006)竜也
竜dragon也to be (classical)
Boy, best No. 7 (1976–2000)達哉
達to reach, master哉(classical exclamation)
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata辰哉
辰dragon (zodiac)哉(classical exclamation)
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata達矢
達to reach, master矢arrow
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata辰也
辰dragon (zodiac)也to be (classical)
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata立也
立to stand也to be (classical)
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Tatsuya appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
起也to rise + to be (classical)Boy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Tatsuya has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1987, at No. 1.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2006 | No. 85 |
| 2000 | No. 7 |
| 1996 | No. 7 |
| 1993 | No. 10 |
| 1992 | No. 8 |
| 1991 | No. 9 |
| 1990 | No. 8 |
| 1989 | No. 5 |
| 1988 | No. 2 |
| 1987 | No. 1 |
| 1986 | No. 2 |
| 1985 | No. 6 |
| 1983 | No. 10 |
| 1976 | No. 7 |
| 1964 | No. 5 |
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 Tatsuya
Tatsuya Tanaka 田中 達也Japanese association football player (born 1982)
Tatsuya Nakadai 仲代 達矢Japanese actor, director, singer, narrator, and voice actor (1932–2025)
Tatsuya Masushima 竜也Japanese association football player
Tatsuya Enomoto 達也Japanese association football player
Tatsuya Yazawa 達也Japanese association football player
Tatsuya Ito 伊藤 達哉Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.