The baby name Yasutaka is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /jasɯtaka/; approx.: "YAH-soo-tah-kah".
Yasutaka is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Yasutaka is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /jasɯtaka/; approx.: "YAH-soo-tah-kah".
Yasutaka is Japanese in Origin.
Yasutaka is a Japanese masculine given name combining yasu - ‘peace, calm, health’ - with taka - ‘noble, high, prosperous,’ or ‘hawk,’ with meaning shaped by the chosen kanji. Common spellings include 康隆, 安隆, 靖崇, 泰貴, and 保孝, while kana forms are やすたか and ヤスタカ. The name is typically romanized with Hepburn as Yasutaka; Yasu functions as a familiar nickname. Related components appear in names such as Yasuhiro and Takaaki, but Yasutaka remains a distinct compound.
Mid-20th-century Japan favored virtue compounds like Yasutaka, and it saw steady use through the Shōwa era before becoming less frequent in recent decades. Notable bearers include novelist Yasutaka Tsutsui (筒井 康隆), producer Yasutaka Nakata (中田ヤスタカ), and tennis player Yasutaka Uchiyama (内山 靖崇), illustrating the range of kanji and fields. Depending on characters, meanings span ‘healthy prosperity,’ ‘pacific nobility,’ or ‘revered peace,’ giving the name a dignified, aspirational tone.
| Yasutaka Tsutsui Yasutaka Tsutsui is a Japanese novelist best known for his science fiction and satirical writing. Born in Osaka in 1934, he is also an actor, and his novel Yumenokizaka bunkiten won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #75 | 3 | 4,057 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #223 | 75 | 7,909 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 |
Yasutaka is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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