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Susumu

Susumu (すすむ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 進, 進 to advance. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 2 in 3 different years between 1938 and 1948.

す · す · む · すすむ · ススム
Most used spelling進すすむto advance

Ways to write Susumu

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.

進
進to advance
Boy, best No. 2 (1923–1959)
晋
晋to advance
Boy, 38 notable people on Wikidata
享
享to receive
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata
勧
勧to encourage
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata
乾
乾dry, heaven
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
迪
迪path, to guide
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
将
将general, leader
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
益
益benefit
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
奨
奨to encourage
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
丞
丞to help
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Susumu appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

侑to helpBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where the most popular spelling of Susumu has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 2 in 3 different years, most recently 1948.

No. 1No. 5No. 10193019401950Boys, 1923: No. 10Boys, 1925: No. 10Boys, 1926: No. 9Boys, 1929: No. 10Boys, 1930: No. 4Boys, 1931: No. 7Boys, 1932: No. 5Boys, 1933: No. 7Boys, 1934: No. 6Boys, 1935: No. 6Boys, 1936: No. 6Boys, 1937: No. 4Boys, 1938: No. 2Boys, 1939: No. 4Boys, 1940: No. 3Boys, 1941: No. 2Boys, 1942: No. 3Boys, 1943: No. 3Boys, 1944: No. 4Boys, 1945: No. 3Boys, 1946: No. 7Boys, 1947: No. 4Boys, 1948: No. 2Boys, 1949: No. 4Boys, 1950: No. 6Boys, 1951: No. 6Boys, 1952: No. 6Boys, 1953: No. 7Boys, 1954: No. 6Boys, 1955: No. 8Boys, 1956: No. 10Boys, 1959: No. 9
Show the numbers
YearBoys
1959No. 9
1956No. 10
1955No. 8
1954No. 6
1953No. 7
1952No. 6
1951No. 6
1950No. 6
1949No. 4
1948No. 2
1947No. 4
1946No. 7
1945No. 3
1944No. 4
1943No. 3
1942No. 3
1941No. 2
1940No. 3
1939No. 4
1938No. 2
1937No. 4
1936No. 6
1935No. 6
1934No. 6
1933No. 7
1932No. 5
1931No. 7
1930No. 4
1929No. 10
1926No. 9
1925No. 10
1923No. 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 Susumu

Susumu Tonegawa 利根川 進Japanese biologist, neuroscientist (1939–2026)
Susumu Kitagawa 進Japanese chemist
Susumu Watanabe 晋Japanese association football player and manager
Susumu Uemura 植村 晋Japanese association football player
Susumu Katsumata 進Japanese association football player and manager
Susumu Hirasawa 平沢 進Japanese singer-songwriter, lyricist, composer, music producer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.