Japanese Popular Baby Names With Meanings
Are you looking for Japanese boys and girls names?
"Which names should I choose?"
"How should I know about Japanese name meaning?"
Name is a first gift for your baby. To choose a special beautiful name in the world, I gonna introduce about Japanese names from a native Japanese viewpoint.
In this web site, there are thousands of Japanese baby names with meanings and information.
Also, you can find a good one in various ways, like Top 100 list, themes, A to Z list to find with pronunciation and so on.
You can see some notes when the Japanese name their babies, so please check them out too.
Top 100 Girl Names 2018
Here is the Top 100 list. They are ranked by the number of used in 2018.
| Rank | Name | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 芽依 | Mei | 芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ. / 依 is reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to. |
| 2 | 葵 | Aoi | 葵 is hollyhock. |
| 3 | 結菜 | Yuina, Yuna, Yuuna | 結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens. |
| 4 | 莉子 | Riko | 莉 is jasmine. / 子 is child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac. |
| 5 | 凛 | Rin | 凛 is dignified. |
Top 100 Boy Names 2018
Here is the Top 100 list. They are ranked by the number of used in 2018.
| Rank | Name | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 蓮 | Ren | 蓮 is lotus. |
| 2 | 湊 | Minato, So | 湊 is port, harbor. |
| 3 | 樹 | Itsuki, Tatsuki | 樹 is timber, trees, wood, establish, set up. |
| 4 | 大翔 | Hiroto, Haruto, Yamato, Taiga | 大 is large, big. / 翔 is soar, fly. |
| 5 | 陽翔 | Haruto, Hinato | 陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 翔 is soar, fly. |
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Top 50 Cute Japanese Girl Names 2019
This is a survey result of the question about baby names on Aug 2019:"What is your cute name for babies, under 5 years old?"(1177 answers from 20-45 years old men and women).
| Rank | Name(Kanji) | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hina(陽菜) | 陽 meaning sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 菜 meaning vegetable, side dish, greens. | Girl |
| 2 | Sakura(桜) | 桜 meaning cherry. | Girl |
| 3 | Aoi(葵) | 葵 meaning hollyhock. | Girl |
| 4 | Yui(結衣) | 結 meaning tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 衣 meaning garment, clothes, dressing. | Girl |
| 5 | Himari(陽葵) | 陽 meaning sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 葵 meaning hollyhock. | Girl |
Top 50 Cool Japanese Boy Names 2019
This is a survey result of the question about baby names on Aug 2019:"What is your cute name for babies, under 5 years old?"(1177 answers from 20-45 years old men and women).
| Name | Name(Kanji) | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haruto(陽翔) | 陽 meaning sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 翔 meaning soar, fly. | Boy |
| 2 | Sho(翔) | 翔 meaning soar, fly. | Boy |
| 3 | Ren(蓮) | 蓮 meaning lotus. | Boy |
| 4 | Yuuto(悠斗) | 悠 meaning permanence, distant, long time, leisure. / 斗 meaning Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68). | Boy |
| 5 | Hayato(颯人) | 颯 meaning sudden, quick, sound of the wind. / 人 meaning person. | Boy |
