Yusuke
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOOS-keh
- Origin
- Japanese
Yusuke is a boys' name of Japanese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Yusuke come from?
Japanese: meaning depends on the kanji used
Is Yusuke a girl's or a boy's name?
Yusuke is a boys' name.
How popular is Yusuke in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Yusuke in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yusuke in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
Names like Yusuke
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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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, “Yusuke: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yusuke, updated 20 October 2026.