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Tetsuya
Tetsuya (てつや) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 哲也, 哲 wisdom + 也 to be (classical). It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 2 in 2 different years between 1971 and 1972.
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Ways to write Tetsuya
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.
哲也
哲wisdom, philosophy也to be (classical)
Boy, best No. 2 (1963–1981)鉄也
鉄iron也to be (classical)
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata哲矢
哲wisdom, philosophy矢arrow
Boy, 3 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Tetsuya appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
達也to reach + to be (classical)Boy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Tetsuya has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 2 in 2 different years, most recently 1972.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1981 | No. 6 |
| 1980 | No. 4 |
| 1979 | No. 10 |
| 1974 | No. 6 |
| 1973 | No. 3 |
| 1972 | No. 2 |
| 1971 | No. 2 |
| 1970 | No. 3 |
| 1969 | No. 3 |
| 1968 | No. 4 |
| 1967 | No. 3 |
| 1966 | No. 4 |
| 1965 | No. 5 |
| 1963 | No. 8 |
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 Tetsuya
Tetsuya Asano 浅野 哲也Japanese association football player and manager
Tetsuya Ito 伊藤 哲也Japanese association football player
Tetsuya Komuro 小室 哲哉Japanese musician, songwriter and producer
Tetsuya Tanaka 田中 哲也Japanese association football player
Tetsuya Takahashi 高橋 哲哉Japanese writer, video game designer
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.