| Tatsuo | Sora | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | dragon man | Sky |
| Origin | japanese | Japanese |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | tah-tsoo-oh | SOH-rah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 2004 |
| Peak year | 1916 (57) | 2022 (77) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 63 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Tatsuo | Sora |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 342 |
| 2010s | 0 | 258 |
| 2000s | 0 | 63 |
| 1940s | 6 | 0 |
| 1930s | 7 | 0 |
| 1920s | 112 | 0 |
| 1910s | 97 | 0 |
Japanese given name read as 'dragon man' when written with a dragon element plus 'o/man', e.g. 竜雄 / 龍男 (竜/龍 'dragon' + o 'man/hero'). Hedge: strongly kanji-dependent; some spellings use 達 'attain' or other elements with no dragon sense, so only the 竜/龍/辰 writings genuinely mean dragon.
Sora means “sky” in Japanese.
Sora is more popular than Tatsuo today: about 63 US babies were given the name Sora in 2025, compared with 0 named Tatsuo.
Tatsuo means dragon man (japanese origin), while Sora means Sky (Japanese origin).
In US records, Tatsuo first appears in 0 and Sora in 2004, so Tatsuo has the longer recorded history.