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Tsubasa
Tsubasa (つばさ) is a Japanese name for boys and girls. Its best-known spelling is 翼, 翼 wing. It is popular today and has reached No. 4 in 3 different years between 1994 and 1996.
つ · ば · さ · つばさ · ツバサ
Ways to write Tsubasa
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.
翼
翼wing
Boy, best No. 4 (1993–2021)翼
翼wing
Girl, best No. 87 (2014)飛翔
飛to fly翔to soar, to fly
Boys and girls, 6 notable people on Wikidata翔
翔to soar, to fly
Boys and girls, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Tsubasa appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
津波沙harbour + wave + sandGirl
都羽沙capital city + feather + sandGirl
都羽紗capital city + feather + thin silkGirl
都葉沙capital city + leaf + sandGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Tsubasa has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 4 in 3 different years, most recently 1996.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | No. 87 | – |
| 2011 | – | No. 37 |
| 2007 | – | No. 50 |
| 2006 | – | No. 31 |
| 2005 | – | No. 28 |
| 2004 | – | 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 Tsubasa
Tsubasa Oya 翼Japanese association football player
Tsubasa Yoshihira 翼Japanese association football player
Tsubasa Shibuya 飛翔Japanese association football player
Tsubasa Aoki 翼Japanese association football player
Tsubasa Sano 翼Japanese association football player
Tsubasa Terayama 翼Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.