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Saburō
Saburō (さぶろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 三郎, 三 three + 郎 son. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 2 different years between 1917 and 1919.
さ · ぶ · ろ · う · さぶろう · サブロウ
Ways to write Saburō
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.
三郎
三three郎son
Boy, best No. 1 (1912–1934)参郎
参to visit, three郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata佐武郎
佐to help武warrior, martial郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata左武郎
左left武warrior, martial郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Saburō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
佐武朗to help + warrior + clearBoy
左文郎left + writing + sonBoy
彩歩郎colour + to walk + sonBoy
三武郎three + warrior + sonBoy
三良three + goodBoy
三朗three + clearBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Saburō has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 2 different years, most recently 1919.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1934 | No. 10 |
| 1931 | No. 8 |
| 1930 | No. 8 |
| 1929 | No. 7 |
| 1928 | No. 9 |
| 1926 | No. 6 |
| 1925 | No. 4 |
| 1924 | No. 3 |
| 1923 | No. 2 |
| 1922 | No. 2 |
| 1921 | No. 2 |
| 1920 | No. 3 |
| 1919 | No. 1 |
| 1918 | No. 2 |
| 1917 | No. 1 |
| 1916 | No. 3 |
| 1915 | No. 2 |
| 1914 | No. 4 |
| 1913 | No. 6 |
| 1912 | 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 Saburō
Saburo Kawabuchi 三郎Japanese association football player and manager
Saburo Shinosaki 三郎Japanese association football player
Saburō Sakai 三郎Japanese flying ace (1916–2000)
Saburō Kurusu 三郎Japanese diplomat (1886–1954)
Saburo Iwamoto 岩本 三郎Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.