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Yōhei
Yōhei (ようへい) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 洋平, 洋 ocean + 平 peace. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 9 in 1985.
よ · う · へ · い · ようへい · ヨウヘイ
Ways to write Yōhei
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.
洋平
洋ocean平peace, flat
Boy, best No. 9 (1977–1985)陽平
陽sun, sunshine平peace, flat
Boy, 8 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Yōhei appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
庸平ordinary + peaceBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Yōhei has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 1985, at No. 9.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1985 | No. 9 |
| 1977 | No. 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 Yōhei
Yohei Fukumoto 福元 洋平Japanese association football player
Yohei Takeda 洋平Japanese association football player
Yohei Takaoka 高丘 陽平Japanese association football player
Yohei Nishibe 西部 洋平Japanese association football player
Yōhei Ōtake 大竹 洋平Japanese association football player
Yohei Kurakawa 洋平Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.