Yutaka (ゆたか, ユタカ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
豊, "rich"裕, "affluence"優, "tenderness"寛, "relaxation"穣, "fertile"温, "warmth"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
Yutaka Abe (豊), former Japanese film director and actorYutaka Akita (豊, born 1970), Japanese former football playerYutaka Aoyama (穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actorYutaka Banno (豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of JapanYutaka Demachi (豊, born 1935), Japanese volleyball playerYutaka Enatsu (豊, born 1948), Japanese pitcherRickie Fowler (Rick Yutaka Fowler, born 1988), American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfatherYutaka Fukufuji (豊, born 1982), the first Japanese-born player to appear in a National Hockey League gameYutaka Fukumoto (豊, born 1947), professional baseball playerYutaka Fukushima (豊, born 1958), Japanese politician of the New Komeito PartyYutaka Haniya (雄高, 1909–1997), Japanese authorYutaka Higuchi (豊, born 1949), Japanese figure skaterYutaka Higuchi (豊, born 1967), bassist for the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICKYutaka Hirose (裕, born 1962), Japanese actor and voice actorYutaka Inagawa (born 1974), Japanese artistYutaka Ishinabe (裕, born 1948), the first French Chef in the Japanese cooking show Iron ChefYutaka Izubuchi (裕, born 1958), Japanese illustrator, anime designer and directorYutaka Kagaya (born 1968), Japanese digital artistYutaka Katayama (豊, born 1909), the first president of Nissan Motor Company in U.S.AYutaka Kisenosato (寛, born 1986), sumo wrestler (born Yutaka Hagiwara)Yutaka Mafune (豊, 1902–1977), playwright in Showa period JapanYutaka Matsushige (豊, born 1963), Japanese actorYutaka Minowa (豊), character designer and animation director who works with MadhouseYutaka Mizutani (豊, born 1952), Japanese actor and singerYutaka Nanten (佑), Japanese manga artistYutaka Niida (豊, born 1978), professional minimumweight boxerYutaka Ohno (豊, born 1955), former Japanese baseball playerYutaka Ozaki (豊, 1965–1992), popular Japanese musicianYutaka Tachibana (裕), Japanese manga artistYutaka Tahara (豊, born 1982), Japanese football playerYutaka Takanashi (豊), Japanese photographer who photographed fashion, urban design, and city lifeYutaka Take (豊, born 1969), Japanese jockeyYutaka Takenouchi (豊, born 1971), Japanese actorYutaka Tanaka (ユタカ, born 1966), Japanese manga artistYutaka Taniyama (豊, 1927–1958), Japanese mathematicianYutaka Wada (豊, born 1962), former Japanese baseball playerYutaka Yaguchi (born 1932), Chief Instructor and Chairman of the International Shotokan Karate FederationYutaka Yamaguchi (泰, born 1940), member of the Group of ThirtyYutaka Yamamoto (寛, born 1974), Japanese animation directorYutaka Yokokura (裕, born 1956), Japanese jazz musicianYutaka Yoshie (豊, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestlerYutaka Uke (ゆたか), real name of The Gazette's drummer KaiFictional characters:
Yutaka Kobayakawa (ゆたか), character in the anime series Lucky StarYutaka Kobayashi, Megatokyo characterYutaka Seto (豊), character in the novel, film and manga Battle RoyaleYutaka Tamaru (裕), minor character in the Suzumiya Haruhi franchisewith the surname YutakaMakoto Yutaka (豊), character in the manga series The Day of Revolution/Princess PrincessMikoto Yutaka (豊), character in the manga series The Day of Revolution/Princess Princess