Takashi vs Takeshi

Side-by-side comparison of Takashi and Takeshi — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Takashi

Boy name · Rank #10962

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Name B

Takeshi

Boy name · Rank #12387

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Metric Takashi Takeshi
Current Rank #10962 #12387
Total Births (all years) 862 708
Peak Year 1925 1924
Peak Year Births 42 42
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Takashi Takeshi
1910ss 107 117
1920ss 300 270
1930ss 89 75
1940ss 13 8
1960ss 7 7
1970ss 49 27
1980ss 97 42
1990ss 91 30
2000ss 42 66
2010ss 40 51
2020ss 27 15

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Takashi Takeshi
2014 — 9
2015 — 10
2016 8 7
2017 6 —
2018 5 6
2019 9 5
2020 8 5
2021 7 —
2022 6 —
2023 — 5
2024 6 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2024.

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