Ways to write Yasuo

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.

康夫

康health, ease夫man, husband

Boy, 11 notable people on Wikidata

康雄

康health, ease雄hero, masculine

Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata

靖雄

靖peaceful雄hero, masculine

Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata

保夫

保to protect, keep夫man, husband

Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata

安夫

安peace, ease夫man, husband

Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

安男

安peace, ease男man

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

泰雄

泰peaceful, calm雄hero, masculine

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

安雄

安peace, ease雄hero, masculine

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

靖夫

靖peaceful夫man, husband

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

恭央respectful + centreGirl

慶雄joy + heroBoy

泰生peaceful + lifeGirl

泰男peaceful + manBoy

弥寿生more and more + long life + lifeBoy

Famous people named Yasuo

Yasuo Fukuda 福田 康夫Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008 (1936–2026)

Yasuo Takamori 高森 泰男Japanese association football player (1934–2016)

Yasuo Haruyama 春山 泰雄Japanese association football player (1906-1987)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.