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Kōsei
Kōsei (こうせい) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 皇成, 皇 emperor + 成 to become. It is popular today and has reached No. 11 in 2009.
こ · う · せ · い · こうせい · コウセイ
Ways to write Kōsei
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.
皇成
皇emperor成to become, achieve
Boy, best No. 72 (2011)煌生
煌to glitter生life, to live
Boy, best No. 74 (2010)幸星
幸happiness星star
Boy, best No. 96 (2014)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Kōsei appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
光誠light + sincerityBoy
香星fragrance + starGirl
洸生sparkling water + lifeBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Kōsei has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2009, at No. 11.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2020 | No. 50 |
| 2019 | No. 27 |
| 2017 | No. 31 |
| 2016 | No. 36 |
| 2015 | No. 32 |
| 2014 | No. 44 |
| 2013 | No. 30 |
| 2012 | No. 28 |
| 2011 | No. 18 |
| 2010 | No. 30 |
| 2009 | No. 11 |
| 2008 | No. 25 |
| 2007 | No. 21 |
| 2006 | No. 20 |
| 2005 | No. 19 |
| 2004 | No. 24 |
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 Kōsei
Kosei Tani 谷 晃生Japanese association football player
Kosei Nakamura 中村 幸聖Japanese association football player
Kosei Ishigami 石神 幸征Japanese association football player
Kosei Wakimoto 脇本 晃成Japanese association football player
Kosei Akaishi 赤石 光生Olympic medalist in wrestling
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.