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Tetsuo

/ˈtɛtsuoʊ/ · 100% boys · last recorded 1944

Tetsuo has been given to about 268 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɛtsuoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 44
Median age today99 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tetsuo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 26
  • Born in 20250
  • All time268

How popular is Tetsuo?

Its best year was 1924, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 1526th. The typical living American called Tetsuo is about 99 years old today.

Names that sound like Tetsuo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Not enough close matches

Middle names for Tetsuo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tetsuo Paul0.83
  2. Tetsuo Lee0.83
  3. Tetsuo Dean0.82
  4. Tetsuo Blake0.82
  5. Tetsuo Bryce0.82
  6. Tetsuo Wade0.82

Sibling names for Tetsuo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.62
  2. Cleoeither · 0.62
  3. Ilasister · 0.61
  4. Winonasister · 0.60
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.60
  6. Forestbrother · 0.53

Where Tetsuo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tetsuo White0.78
    2. Tetsuo Reyes0.78
    3. Tetsuo Nguyen0.78
    4. Tetsuo Lee0.78
    5. Tetsuo Hill0.78
    6. Tetsuo Hall0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tetsuo

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.