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Yūma
Yūma (ゆうま) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 悠真, 悠 distant + 真 true. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 2 different years between 2013 and 2017.
ゆ · う · ま · ゆうま · ユウマ
Ways to write Yūma
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.
悠真
悠distant, calm真true, genuine
Boy, best No. 1 (2004–2025)悠馬
悠distant, calm馬horse
Boy, best No. 11 (2007–2014)優真
優gentle, kind, excellent真true, genuine
Boy, best No. 14 (2005–2019)侑真
侑to help, encourage真true, genuine
Boy, best No. 39 (2010–2014)佑真
佑help, protection真true, genuine
Boy, best No. 50 (2012–2022)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Yūma appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
結真to tie + trueGirl
結茉to tie + jasmineGirl
優磨gentle + to polishGirl
優茉gentle + jasmineGirl
悠眞distant + trueGirl
悠茉distant + jasmineGirl
憂舞sorrow + to danceGirl
有真to have + trueGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Yūma has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 1 in 2 different years, most recently 2017.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 42 |
| 2024 | No. 41 |
| 2022 | No. 16 |
| 2021 | No. 18 |
| 2020 | No. 25 |
| 2019 | No. 25 |
| 2018 | No. 21 |
| 2017 | No. 19 |
| 2016 | No. 7 |
| 2015 | No. 10 |
| 2014 | No. 4 |
| 2013 | No. 7 |
| 2012 | No. 20 |
| 2011 | No. 11 |
| 2010 | No. 3 |
| 2009 | No. 9 |
| 2008 | No. 14 |
| 2007 | No. 16 |
| 2006 | No. 16 |
| 2005 | No. 15 |
| 2004 | No. 20 |
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 Yūma
Yuma Kagiyama 優真Japanese figure skater
Yuma Takahashi 高橋 悠馬Japanese association football player
Yuma Obata 小畑 裕馬Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.