Takuma: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Takuma – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: tah-KOO-mah


Takuma is a Japanese boy's name. It appears in our list of Mountain Baby Names With Granite Strength.

Meaning & Origin of Takuma

Origin: Japanese.

A common claim: Takuma is often glossed as meaning 'open truth' on baby-name sites Actually: This reflects only one possible kanji pairing (拓 'open/pioneer' + 真 'truth'); other common kanji for Takuma carry different meanings, so no single meaning is fixed.

How to Pronounce Takuma

Phonetic: tah-KOO-mah   IPA: /tɑːˈkuːmɑː/

Popularity of Takuma

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1988–2019.

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