Top 100 Most Popular Japanese Names for Girls 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.
6	杏	An, Anzu	杏 is apricot.
7	紬	Tsumugi	紬 is pongee (a knotted silk cloth).
8	陽葵	Himari, Hinata, Haruki	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 葵 is hollyhock.
9	結衣	Yui	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 衣 is garment, clothes, dressing.
10	陽菜	Hina, Haruna, Hinata	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
11	結愛	Yua, Yuna, Yume, Yuina	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
12	結月	Yuzuki	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 月 is month, moon.
13	澪	Mio, Rei	澪 is water route, shipping channel.
14	さくら	Sakura	さ is Hiragana. / く is Hiragana. / ら is Hiragana.
15	咲良	Sakura, Sara	咲 is blossom, bloom. / 良 is good, pleasing, skilled.
16	美月	Mitsuki, Mitsuki, Mizuki	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 月 is month, moon.
17	凜	Rin	凜 is cold, strict, severe.
18	琴音	Kotone	琴 is harp, koto. / 音 is sound, noise.
19	あかり	Akari	あ is Hiragana. / か is Hiragana. / り is Hiragana.
20	朱莉	Akari	朱 is vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody. / 莉 is jasmine.
21	心春	Koharu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 春 is springtime, spring (season).
22	杏奈	Anna	杏 is apricot. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
23	琴葉	Kotoha	琴 is harp, koto. / 葉 is leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece.
24	楓	Kaede	楓 is maple.
25	ひかり	Hikari	ひ is Hiragana. / か is Hiragana. / り is Hiragana.
26	芽生	Mei	芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ. / 生 is life, genuine, birth.
27	美咲	Misaki	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 咲 is blossom, bloom.
28	華	Hana	華 is splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous.
29	明莉	Akari	明 is bright, light. / 莉 is jasmine.
30	結	Yui, Yuu	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten.
31	彩葉	Iroha	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 葉 is leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece.
32	蘭	Ran	蘭 is orchid, Holland.
33	莉央	Rio	莉 is jasmine. / 央 is center, middle.
34	ひなた	Hinata	ひ is Hiragana. / な is Hiragana. / た is Hiragana.
35	愛莉	Airi	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 莉 is jasmine.
36	花	Hana	花 is flower.
37	柚希	Yuzuki	柚 is citron. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
38	ひまり	Himari	ひ is Hiragana, ま is Hiragana, り is Hiragana
39	心陽	Koharu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime.
40	美結	Miyu, Miyuu	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten.
41	陽菜乃	Hinano	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
42	紗良	Sara	紗 is gauze, gossamer. / 良 is good, pleasing, skilled.
43	美琴	Mikoto	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 琴 is harp, koto.
44	夏帆	Kaho	夏 is summer. / 帆 is sail.
45	莉緒	Rio	莉 is jasmine. / 緒 is thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state.
46	一華	Ichika	一 is one, one radical (no.1). / 華 is splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous.
47	鈴	Suzu, Rin	鈴 is small bell, buzzer.
48	菫	Sumire	菫 is the violet.
49	柚月	Yuzuki, Yuzuki	柚 is citron. / 月 is month, moon.
50	詩	Uta	詩 is poem, poetry.
51	美桜	Mio	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 桜 is cherry.
52	花音	Kanon	花 is flower. / 音 is sound, noise.
53	柚葉	Yuzuha	柚 is citron. / 葉 is leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece.
54	和花	Nodoka, Waka	和 is harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan. / 花 is flower.
55	優奈	Yuuna, Yuna	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
56	玲奈	Reina, Rena	玲 is sound of jewels. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
57	菜月	Natsuki	菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens. / 月 is month, moon.
58	栞	Shiori	栞 is bookmark, guidebook.
59	彩乃	Ayano	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
60	すみれ	Sumire	す is Hiragana. / み is Hiragana. / れ is Hiragana.
61	朱里	Akari	朱 is vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody. / 里 is ri, village, parent's home, league.
62	心晴	Koharu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 晴 is clear up.
63	紗奈	Sana	紗 is gauze, gossamer. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
64	七海	Nanami	七 is seven. / 海 is sea, ocean.
65	莉帆	Riho	莉 is jasmine. / 帆 is sail.
66	和奏	Wakana	和 is harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan. / 奏 is play music, speak to a ruler, complete.
67	一花	Ichika	一 is one, one radical (no.1). / 花 is flower.
68	彩心	Ako	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61).
69	咲希	Saki	咲 is blossom, bloom. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
70	はな	Hana	は is Hiragana. / な is Hiragana.
71	詩乃	Shino	詩 is poem, poetry. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
72	愛	Ai	愛 is love, affection, favourite.
73	莉愛	Ria	莉 is jasmine. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
74	心結	Miyu, Miyuu, Kokoro	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten.
75	優月	Yuzuki	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 月 is month, moon.
76	百花	Momoka	百 is hundred. / 花 is flower.
77	葵衣	Aoi	葵 is hollyhock. / 衣 is garment, clothes, dressing.
78	愛梨	Airi	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 梨 is pear tree.
79	結心	Yui	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61).
80	美羽	Miu, Miwa	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 羽 is feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.
81	紗菜	Sana	紗 is gauze, gossamer. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
82	蒼依	Aoi	蒼 is blue, pale. / 依 is reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to.
83	こころ	Kokoro	こ is Hiragana. / こ is Hiragana. / ろ is Hiragana.
84	咲花	Emika, Sana	咲 is blossom, bloom. / 花 is flower.
85	綾乃	Ayano	綾 is design, figured cloth, twill. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
86	いろは	Iroha	い is Hiragana, ろ is Hiragana, は is Hiragana
87	依茉	Ema	依 is reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to. / 茉 is jasmine.
88	小春	Koharu	小 is little, small. / 春 is springtime, spring (season).
89	心	Kokoro, Shin	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61).
90	春乃	Haruno	春 is springtime, spring (season). / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
91	凪	Nagi	凪 is lull, calm, (kokuji).
92	愛菜	Mana, Aina	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
93	唯愛	Yuia, Yuina	唯 is solely, only, merely, simply. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
94	彩花	Ayaka	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 花 is flower.
95	音羽	Otoha	音 is sound, noise. / 羽 is feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.
96	千尋	Chihiro	千 is thousand. / 尋 is inquire, fathom, look for.
97	梨乃	Rino	梨 is pear tree. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
98	茉優	Mayu, Mahiro	茉 is jasmine. / 優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness.
99	文乃	Fumino	文 is sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67). / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
100	桜	Sakura	桜 is cherry.