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Tsutomu

Tsutomu (つとむ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 勉, 勉 effort. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 9 in 2 different years between 1953 and 1957.

つ · と · む · つとむ · ツトム
Most used spelling勉つとむeffort

Ways to write Tsutomu

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.

勉
勉effort
Boy, best No. 9 (1936–1964)
力
力strength
Boy, 11 notable people on Wikidata
努
努effort
Boy, 9 notable people on Wikidata
務
務duty
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Tsutomu appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

功achievementBoy
惇sincereBoy
茂lushBoy
孟eldestBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Tsutomu has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 9 in 2 different years, most recently 1957.

No. 1No. 5No. 10194019501960Boys, 1936: No. 10Boys, 1952: No. 10Boys, 1953: No. 9Boys, 1955: No. 10Boys, 1957: No. 9Boys, 1964: No. 10
Show the numbers
YearBoys
1964No. 10
1957No. 9
1955No. 10
1953No. 9
1952No. 10
1936No. 10

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 Tsutomu

Tsutomu Sonobe 勉Japanese association football player
Tsutomu Yamaguchi 山口 彊Japanese marine engineer (1916–2010)
Tsutomu Nishino 西野 努Japanese association football player
Tsutomu Takahata 高畠 勉Japanese association football player and manager
Tsutomu Matsuda 松田 勉Japanese association football player
Tsutomu Isobe 磯部 勉Japanese voice actor

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.