Entry № 7173 · Japanese origin

Tsunade Tsunade — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tsoo-NAH-deh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Iconic Tsunade - Naruto Fifth Hokage Legendary Sannin"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Japanese)

A name that means "iconic tsunade - naruto fifth hokage legendary sannin".

Tsunade is from the iconic foundational Japanese manga — adapted from the iconic foundational 16th-century Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya) — featuring the foundational Three Legendary Sannin: Jiraiya, Tsunade, + Orochimaru. A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese folklore + anime heritage aesthetic. Tsunade Senju — *iconic foundational female character in the foundational Japanese manga/anime franchise Naruto + Naruto: Shippuden; created by Masashi Kishimoto; widely considered one of the most-iconic female anime characters of the 21st century; the iconic foundational Naruto manga has sold over 250 million copies worldwide; the iconic Tsunade Senju is the foundational Fifth Hokage of the iconic foundational Konohagakure Hidden Leaf Villagethe foundational first female Kage in the entire foundational Naruto universe — making her one of the foundational examples of female leadership in modern shonen anime; her foundational grandfather is the iconic foundational First Hokage Hashirama Senju + her foundational grand-uncle is the iconic foundational Second Hokage Tobirama Senju; her foundational Strength of a Hundred Seal + foundational Creation Rebirth* + foundational medical ninjutsu — widely considered the foundational greatest medical-ninjutsu in the Naruto universe — is widely studied; widely considered one of the foundational Three Legendary Sannin (alongside iconic foundational Jiraiya + Orochimaru); her foundational role as the iconic foundational mentor of iconic foundational Sakura Haruno made her one of the foundational mentor-female figures in modern shonen anime; her foundational iconic blonde pigtails + foundational green coat + foundational forehead diamond aesthetic became one of the foundational anime character designs of the 2000s. Princess Tsunade — modern Japanese-anime + folklore heritage naming.

Featured throughout Japanese folklore and anime.

Iconic Tsunade Senju in foundational Naruto (250M+ manga) — foundational Fifth Hokage (first female Kage) + foundational Three Legendary Sannin + foundational Strength of Hundred Seal + foundational Sakura mentor.

The name in its native script.

綱手
Transliteration
Tsunade
Pronunciation
/ tsuːˈnɑː.deɪ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tsunade stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tsunade · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Tsunades before her.

Real people

In fiction
Tsunade Senju
Iconic Naruto Fifth Hokage Sannin.
1999

Names connected to Tsunade.

The number behind Tsunade.

1

The Pioneer

Tsunade reduces to one.

Why families chose this name.

"Fifth Hokage. Seven letters. Tsunade."
Hanako · Mother of one · Tokyo