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Yūsuke

Yūsuke (ゆうすけ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 祐介, 祐 divine help + 介 to help. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 6 in 1984.

ゆ · う · す · け · ゆうすけ · ユウスケ
Most used spelling祐介ゆうすけdivine help + to help

Ways to write Yūsuke

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.

祐介
祐divine help介to help, mediate
Boy, best No. 6 (1984)
悠介
悠distant, calm介to help, mediate
Boy, best No. 72 (2007–2012)
優介
優gentle, kind, excellent介to help, mediate
Boy, best No. 76 (2004)
裕介
裕abundant介to help, mediate
Boy, 15 notable people on Wikidata
祐輔
祐divine help輔help
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata
雄介
雄hero, masculine介to help, mediate
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata
悠輔
悠distant, calm輔help
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
佑介
佑help, protection介to help, mediate
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
勇介
勇brave介to help, mediate
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
佑典
佑help, protection典rule, ceremony
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
佑輔
佑help, protection輔help
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
友介
友friend介to help, mediate
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
雄輔
雄hero, masculine輔help
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
友祐
友friend祐divine help
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

郁祐fragrant + divine helpBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where Yūsuke has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 1984, at No. 6.

No. 1No. 25No. 502005Boys, 2004: No. 46
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YearBoys
2004No. 46

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 Yūsuke

Yusuke Minagawa 皆川 佑介Japanese association football player
Yusuke Omi 近江 友介Japanese association football player
Yusuke Tasaka 田坂 祐介Japanese association football player
Yusuke Igawa 井川 祐輔Japanese association football player
Yusuke Tanaka 田中 裕介Japanese association football player (born April 1986)
Yusuke Segawa 瀬川 祐輔Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji