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japanese baby names

Explore 52 baby names of Japanese origin. Each includes meaning, pronunciation, popularity ranking, and cultural context.

Aiko

beloved child

girlJapanese

Akemi

bright and beautiful

girlJapanese

Akira

bright, clear, intelligent

unisexJapanese

Asuna

tomorrow's silk, bright tomorrow

girlJapanese

Chihiro

thousand questions; thousand fathoms

girlJapanese

Chiyo

a thousand generations, eternal

girlJapanese

Emiko

smiling child, blessed with beauty

girlJapanese

Fumiko

child of treasured beauty

girlJapanese

Gon

invented anime name; possibly rooted in Japanese

boyJapanese

Hana

#531

flower; blossom (Japanese); happiness (Arabic)

girlJapanese

Haru

spring; sunlight; clear weather

unisexJapanese

Haruki

shining brightly, spring child

boyJapanese

Hikaru

light; radiance; to shine

unisexJapanese

Hinata

sunny place, facing the sun

unisexJapanese

Hiroshi

generous, tolerant, prosperous

boyJapanese

Kaede

maple leaf

unisexJapanese

Kaito

ocean soaring, sea and sky

boyJapanese

Kazuki

harmonious hope, peaceful tree

boyJapanese

Kenji

strong and vigorous second son; wise peace

boyJapanese

Kohana

little flower

girlJapanese

Makoto

sincerity, truth, faithfulness

unisexJapanese

Masako

elegant child, child of propriety

girlJapanese

Michi

pathway, the righteous way

unisexJapanese

Midori

green, verdant

girlJapanese

Mika

beautiful fragrance; who is like God

unisexJapanese

Mikasa

three hats or bamboo hat

girlJapanese

Momo

peach; also a hundred

girlJapanese

Nami

wave

girlJapanese

Naoki

honest timber, straight tree

boyJapanese

Naruto

maelstrom, roaring gate

boyJapanese

Nezuko

snowball flower, benign demon

girlJapanese

Nori

seaweed; rule, ceremony

unisexJapanese

Noriko

child of ceremony and law

girlJapanese

Rei

Lovely, beautiful, or zero

girlJapanese

Ren

#558

lotus, love, romance

unisexJapanese

Riku

land, continent, solid ground

boyJapanese

Rin

Cold, dignified, or companion

girlJapanese

Rumi

beauty, flow

girlJapanese

Ryu

Dragon, or flowing water

boyJapanese

Sakura

#789

cherry blossom

girlJapanese

Shin

truth, genuine, real

unisexJapanese

Sora

sky, heavens

unisexJapanese

Suki

beloved, cherished one

girlJapanese

Taka

noble, hawk, high

unisexJapanese

Takeshi

fierce warrior, military, brave

boyJapanese

Tanjiro

charcoal, second son

boyJapanese

Usagi

rabbit

girlJapanese

Yuki

snow, happiness, good fortune

unisexJapanese

Yumi

beauty, archery bow, reason

girlJapanese

Yuri

lily, farmer, light of God

unisexJapanese

Yuto

excellence, gentleness, soaring

boyJapanese

Zen

meditation, absorption, enlightenment

unisexJapanese
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