Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Takumi isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Takumi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 504
- 504 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,833 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,833 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 506 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Takumi’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Takumi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of たくみ. In Japanese usage, Takumi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 匠. In Japanese usage, Takumi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 卓実.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 8
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Takumi
- Takumi MinaminoJapanese association football player (born 1995)
- Takumi HoriikeJapanese association football playerborn 1965
- Takumi ShimohiraJapanese association football playerborn 1988
- Takumi ShimaJapanese association football playerborn 1967
- Takumi WadaJapanese association football playerborn 1981
- Takumi MorikawaJapanese association football playerborn 1977
- Takumi MiyayoshiJapanese association football playerborn 1992
- Takumi WatanabeJapanese association football playerborn 1982
- Takumi MotohashiJapanese association football playerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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