Throughout the world, つつみ (Tsutsumi 
, つつみ) is a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female first name. The given name つつみ is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, where it is a very rare masculine name, and China, where it is a very rare primarily male, but very infrequently feminine name. Likewise, つつみ is the last name as well as the forename.