Takuma
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-KOO-ma
- Origin
- Japanese
Takuma is a boys' name of Japanese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Takuma mean?
Japanese: Japanese; meaning depends on the kanji used
A Japanese boys' name; its meaning depends on the kanji chosen to write it.
Is Takuma a girl's or a boy's name?
Takuma is a boys' name.
How popular is Takuma in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Takuma in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Takuma in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
Names like Takuma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dakota, Hamza, Mustafa, Musa, Taha, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Tru, Kota, Yehuda, Abdullah, Takoda
Names related to Takuma
More Japanese names
Kobe, Kaizen, Raiden, Ren, Akari, Kenzo, Ronin, Kyomi, Akira, Yuna, Emi, Kiyomi, Kairi, Miya, Kenji, Reo
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, “Takuma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/takuma, updated 20 October 2026.