Yūya

Yūya, Yuya or Yuuya (written: 佑, 優也, 優弥, 優哉, 裕也, 裕哉, 祐也, 祐哉, 祐矢, 夕夜, 雄也, 雄哉, 勇也, 佑哉, 友哉, 悠哉, 悠也, ゆうや in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Yuya Ando (安藤 優也) (born 1977), Japanese baseball player
• Yuya Asahina (朝比奈 ゆうや) (born 1980), Japanese manga artist
• Yuya Hasegawa (長谷川 勇也) (born 1984), Japanese baseball player
• Yuya Hashiuchi (橋内 優也) (born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Hikichi (挽地 祐哉) (born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Hikichi (曵地 裕哉) (born 1990), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Horihata (堀畑 裕也) (born 1990), Japanese swimmer
• Yuya Ishii (石井 裕也) (born 1981), Japanese baseball player
• Yuya Ishii (director) (石井 裕也) (born 1983), Japanese film director
• Yuya Iwadate (岩舘 侑哉) (born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Kubo (footballer) (久保 裕也) (born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Kubo (baseball) (久保 裕也) (born 1980), Japanese baseball player
• Yuya Matsushita (松下 優也) (born 1990), Japanese singer
• Yuya Miyashita (宮下 雄也) (born 1985), Japanese singer and actor
• Yuya Nagatomi (永冨 裕也) (born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Nakamura (中村 祐也) (born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Niwa (丹羽 雄哉) (born 1944), Japanese politician
• Yūya Oikawa (及川 佑) (born 1981), Japanese speed skater
• Yuya Onoe (尾上 勇也) (born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Osako (大迫 勇也) (born 1990), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Oshima (大島祐哉) (born 1994), Japanese table tennis player
• Yuya Ozeki (尾関 優哉) (born 1996), Japanese child actor
• Yuya Saito (斉藤 祐也) (born 1977), Japanese rugby union player
• Yuya Sano (佐野 裕哉) (born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Satō (佐藤 優也) (born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Yuya Sato (novelist) (佐藤 友哉) (born 1980), Japanese writer
• Yuya Shirai (白井 祐矢) (born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Shōhōzan Yūya (松鳳山 裕也) (born 1984), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yuya Tegoshi (手越 祐也) (born 1987), Japanese idol, actor and singer
• Tosayutaka Yūya (土佐豊 祐哉) (born 1985), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Yuya Toyoda (豊田 裕也) (born 1988), Japanese actor
• Yūya Uchida (singer/actor) (内田 裕也) (born 1939), Japanese actor and singer
• Yūya Uchida (voice actor) (内田 夕夜) (born 1965), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Yuuya Watanabe, Japanese Magic: The Gathering player
• Yūya Yagira (柳楽 優弥) (born 1990), Japanese actor
• Yuya Yamamoto (山本 優弥) (born 1984), Japanese kickboxer
• Yuya Yoshizawa (吉澤 佑哉) (born 1986), Japanese footballer

Fictional Characters

• Yūya Kaido, a supporting character from HappinessCharge PreCure!
• Yūya Noda, a fictional character from anime and manga series Miracle Girls
• Yūya Sakaki, the main character of anime and manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V