Meaning"Shining man" or "bright man" | Formal: "Man of light"
OriginJapanese
GenderMale
Syllables4
NumerologyLife Path 7
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Origin & history of Mitsuo
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Japanese roots
Mitsuo comes from the Japanese tradition, meaning "Shining man" or "bright man" | Formal: "Man of light".
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How popular is Mitsuo?
1925peak year
Today, Mitsuo has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1925, 40 babies were given the name (ranked #1115 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 521 babies have been registered as Mitsuo since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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