The baby name Kazuya is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ka.zɯ.ja/ (kah-ZOO-yah).
Kazuya is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Kazuya is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ka.zɯ.ja/ (kah-ZOO-yah).
Kazuya is Japanese in Origin.
Kazuya is a Japanese masculine given name formed from kazu (“harmony; one; number,” depending on the kanji) and the name-ending ya. Meanings shift with the characters chosen: 和也 (“harmony + to be” → “one who is harmonious”), 一也 (“one/first + to be”), 一矢 (“one + arrow”), 和哉 (“harmony + exclamatory/ya”), 和弥 (“harmony + widespread/abundant”), or 数也 (“numbers + to be”). The -ya element is commonly written 也, 哉, 弥, 矢, or 八 in men’s names and lends a classic, steady tone.
The name gained steady use in the early to mid‑Shōwa era and peaked from the 1960s through the 1980s; it remains familiar in Japan and among the diaspora, with added global recognition through pop culture. Spelled in kana as かずや or カズヤ. Romanized as Kazuya (Hepburn); nicknames include Kazu and Kaz. Related or variant given names include Kazuo, Kazuki, Kazuhiro, and Kazunari.
| Kazuya Kamenashi Kazuya Kamenashi is best known as a Japanese singer and actor, and he has also worked as a host, producer, and magazine model. Born on February 23, 1986, and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, he is well known for the group KAT-TUN and for acting in works like Gokusen 2, Nobuta wo Produce, and Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #58 | 20 | 4,057 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #63 | 362 | 7,909 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #134 | 6 | 6,332 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #349 | 6 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #681 | 17 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 82 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Kazuya is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:
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