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Hatsue

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Pronounced HAHT-soo-eh /ˈhɑːt.suˌe/Medium

Meaning: Hatsue is a Japanese given name most often built from hatsu, meaning first or beginning, and e, meaning branch or blessing, though the precise sense shifts with the kanji characters a family chose, a pattern common to Japanese given names.Low

In 30 seconds: Hatsue joins hatsu, meaning first, with e, meaning branch or blessing, honoring a firstborn daughter in a name whose exact meaning depends on the characters chosen (said HAHT-soo-eh).

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MeaningHatsue is a Japanese given name most often built from hatsu, meaning first or beginning, and e, meaning branch or blessing, though the precise sense shifts with the kanji characters a family chose, a pattern common to Japanese given names.

U.S. rank (1931)#4614 ↘ Falling

1931 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1920

Total births (all-time)≈ 203

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Hatsue appears in American records from 1909 onward, reaching its small peak around 1920 among Japanese-American families of that first immigrant generation.

It stayed a rare name in the United States, only a couple dozen girls a year even at its best, and it faded from records by the early 1930s as naming patterns shifted in the following generation.

Did you know? Hatsue's span, 1909 to 1931, sits within the early Japanese immigrant, or Issei, generation in the United States, when parents gave newborn daughters names rooted in their homeland.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Hatsue — Japanese given name, hatsu (first) + e (branch/blessing); meaning kanji-dependent; Issei-era cohort

Variations

HatsuHatsuyeHatue

Nicknames

Hatsu

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Hatsue mean?

It commonly combines hatsu, meaning first or beginning, with e, meaning branch or blessing, though the exact sense depends on the kanji chosen.

How do you pronounce Hatsue?

It's said HAHT-soo-eh /ˈhɑːt.suˌe/, three syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Hatsue a boy or girl name?

Hatsue is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Hatsue?

It has always been rare in American records, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high point in the nineteen-twenties.