Takashi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-KAH-shee
- Origin
- Japanese
Takashi is a boys' name of Japanese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Takashi mean?
Japanese: Japanese name; meaning depends on the kanji
Its meaning depends on the kanji chosen; common versions mean 'noble', 'prosperous' or 'filial piety'.
Is Takashi a girl's or a boy's name?
Takashi is a boys' name.
How popular is Takashi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1925, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Takashi in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
Takashi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,529 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,367 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,922 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,843 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,523 |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,960 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,516 |
| 1926 | 42 | #1,092 |
| 1925 | 42 | #1,073 |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,287 |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,194 |
| 1922 | 36 | #1,196 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,296 |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,051 |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,530 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,904 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,362 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,042 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,781 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
Names like Takashi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theodore, Everett, Abraham, Julius, Eli, Levi, William, Oliver, Kenji, Wilson, Thaddeus, Jesse
Names related to Takashi
More Japanese names
Kobe, Kaizen, Raiden, Ren, Akari, Kenzo, Ronin, Kyomi, Akira, Yuna, Emi, Kiyomi, Kairi, Miya, Reo, Jiraiya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Takashi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/takashi, updated 20 October 2026.