Taku
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Rōmaji transcription of たく
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈtɑˌku/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Taku is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Japan than in any other country.
- JPJapan≈1 in 3.1K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 1.9M
- CMCameroon≈1 in 10K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Japan (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 121 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 3.1K (inferred from the name graph)
≈40,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Japan, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Rōmaji transcription of たく
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Taku counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Japan | #561 | ≈40,000 est. | ≈1 in 3.1K | — | Taku | 121 |
| CM Cameroon | #948 | ≈2,800 est. | ≈1 in 10K | — | Taku | 21 |
| NG Nigeria | — | ≈250 est. | ≈1 in 855K | — | Taku | 13 |
| US United States | — | 177 | 1 in 1.9M | 194 | Taku | 106 |
| ZA South Africa | — | ≈150 est. | ≈1 in 382K | — | Taku | 16 |
| NZ New Zealand | — | ≈12 est. | ≈1 in 406K | — | Taku | 16 |
| EE Estonia | — | ≈9 est. | ≈1 in 141K | listed | — | 2 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Taku is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In nlg, to take quick, short steps; talkative
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In xbr, to ladle, scoop up, draw water
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In bnn, ladle, scoop, spoon
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In meu, quickly, suddenly
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In szy, lake; pond; pool
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Taku Mikib. 1935JPJapanese writer (1935–2023)
- Taku Yamasakib. 1936JPJapanese politician
- Taku Furukawab. 1941JPJapanese animator
- Taku Ashibeb. 1958JPJapanese mystery writer (1958-)
- Taku Ishiib. 1965JPJapanese politician
- Taku Watanabeb. 1971JPJapanese association football player
- Taku Haradab. 1982JPJapanese association football player
- Taku Yamazoeb. 1984JPJapanese politician
- Taku Akahoshib. 1984JPJapanese association football player
- Taku Ishiharab. 1988JPJapanese association football player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 30 sources across 17 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 194 | #99,694 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 114 | #145,220 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Taku mean, and where does it come from?
- Rōmaji transcription of たく Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- How do you pronounce Taku?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈtɑˌku/ (IPA) for Japanese.
- Is Taku a male or female name?
- Taku is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- In which country does Taku have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 40 thousand people named Taku in Japan, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled taku.
- How common is the name Taku?
- In the United States, the national register counted 177 people named Taku in 2020, about 1 in 1.9 million residents.
- How common is Taku compared with other names?
- In Japan, Taku is the 561st most common given name of 366,905 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Taku?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/takuThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Taku” — the 561st most common given name in Japan. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.