Boy
Kazuya
Kazuya (かずや) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 和也, 和 harmony + 也 to be (classical). It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 5 in 2 different years between 1985 and 1986.
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Ways to write Kazuya
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.
和也
和harmony, peace也to be (classical)
Boy, best No. 5 (1982–2014)和哉
和harmony, peace哉(classical exclamation)
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata一哉
一one, first哉(classical exclamation)
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata和弥
和harmony, peace弥more and more
Boy, 2 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kazuya appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
一央one + centreBoy
一八one + eightGirl
一也one + to be (classical)Boy
一夜one + nightGirl
一彌one + more and moreGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Kazuya has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 5 in 2 different years, most recently 1986.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2014 | No. 96 |
| 1992 | No. 10 |
| 1988 | No. 6 |
| 1987 | No. 6 |
| 1986 | No. 5 |
| 1985 | No. 5 |
| 1984 | No. 9 |
| 1983 | No. 7 |
| 1982 | No. 8 |
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 Kazuya
Kazuya Yamamura 山村 和也Japanese association football player
Kazuya Maekawa 前川 和也Japanese association football player
Kazuya Nakai 中井 和哉Japanese voice actor (born 1967)
Kazuya Tsurumaki 鶴巻 和哉Japanese anime director, animator
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.