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Gaku
Gaku (がく) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 岳, 岳 mountain peak. It is popular today and has reached No. 22 in 2024.
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Ways to write Gaku
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
岳
岳mountain peak
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Where Gaku has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2024, at No. 22.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 35 |
| 2024 | No. 22 |
| 2023 | No. 39 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Gaku
Gaku Harada 岳Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.