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Hideki
Hideki (ひでき) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 秀樹, 秀 excellent + 樹 tree. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 6 in 2 different years between 1971 and 1973.
ひ · で · き · ひでき · ヒデキ
Ways to write Hideki
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.
秀樹
秀excellent樹tree
Boy, best No. 6 (1962–1973)英樹
英outstanding, hero樹tree
Boy, best No. 6 (1970–1973)英貴
英outstanding, hero貴precious, noble
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata秀喜
秀excellent喜joy
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata秀毅
秀excellent毅strong-willed
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Hideki appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
英紀outstanding + chronicleGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Hideki has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 6 in 2 different years, most recently 1973.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1973 | No. 6 |
| 1972 | No. 7 |
| 1971 | No. 6 |
| 1970 | No. 9 |
| 1966 | No. 10 |
| 1962 | No. 10 |
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 Hideki
Hideki Tojo 東條 英機Japanese general and politician (1884–1948)
Hideki Shirakawa 白川 英樹Japanese scientist (1936–2026)
Hideki Maeda 秀樹Japanese association football player and manager
Hideki Katsura 桂 秀樹Japanese association football player
Hideki Nagai 永井 秀樹Japanese association football player and manager
Hideki Uchidate 秀樹Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.