Top 100 Most Popular Japanese Names for Girls in 2010

Rank	Name	Reading	Meaning
1	結愛	Yua, Yuna, Yume, Yuina	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
2	陽菜	Hina, Haruna, Hinata	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
3	莉子	Riko	莉 is jasmine. / 子 is child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac.
4	さくら	Sakura	さ is Hiragana. / く is Hiragana. / ら is Hiragana.
5	結衣	Yui	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 衣 is garment, clothes, dressing.
6	葵	Aoi	葵 is hollyhock.
7	美羽	Miu, Miwa	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 羽 is feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.
8	結菜	Yuina, Yuna, Yuuna	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
9	美咲	Misaki	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 咲 is blossom, bloom.
10	凛	Rin	凛 is dignified
11	美桜	Mio	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 桜 is cherry.
12	優奈	Yuuna, Yuna	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
13	心春	Koharu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 春 is springtime, spring (season).
14	芽依	Mei	芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ. / 依 is reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to.
15	美月	Mitsuki, Mitsuki, Mizuki	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 月 is month, moon.
16	優月	Yuzuki	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 月 is month, moon.
17	七海	Nanami	七 is seven. / 海 is sea, ocean.
18	心愛	Kokoa, Kokona	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
19	美結	Miyu, Miyuu	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten.
20	美空	Miku, Misora	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 空 is empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum.
21	花音	Kanon	花 is flower. / 音 is sound, noise.
22	莉央	Rio	莉 is jasmine. / 央 is center, middle.
23	ひなた	Hinata	ひ is Hiragana. / な is Hiragana. / た is Hiragana.
24	美優	Miyu, Miyuu	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness.
25	優花	Yuuka	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 花 is flower.
26	愛莉	Airi	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 莉 is jasmine.
27	咲希	Saki	咲 is blossom, bloom. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
28	琴音	Kotone	琴 is harp, koto. / 音 is sound, noise.
29	莉奈	Rina	莉 is jasmine. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
30	彩乃	Ayano	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
31	優菜	Yuuna, Yuna	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
32	芽衣	Mei	芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ. / 衣 is garment, clothes, dressing.
33	心美	Kokomi	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 美 is beauty, beautiful.
34	桃花	Momoka	桃 is peach. / 花 is flower.
35	莉緒	Rio	莉 is jasmine. / 緒 is thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state.
36	心菜	Kokona	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
37	楓	Kaede	楓 is maple.
38	真央	Mao	真 is true, reality, Buddhist sect. / 央 is center, middle.
39	百花	Momoka	百 is hundred. / 花 is flower.
40	心音	Kokone	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 音 is sound, noise.
41	ひより	Hiyori	ひ is Hiragana, よ is Hiragana, り is Hiragana
42	和奏	Wakana	和 is harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan. / 奏 is play music, speak to a ruler, complete.
43	結月	Yuzuki	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 月 is month, moon.
44	愛梨	Airi	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 梨 is pear tree.
45	乃愛	Noa	乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
46	玲奈	Reina, Rena	玲 is sound of jewels. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
47	愛菜	Mana, Aina	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
48	紗良	Sara	紗 is gauze, gossamer. / 良 is good, pleasing, skilled.
49	彩花	Ayaka	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 花 is flower.
50	優衣	Yui	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 衣 is garment, clothes, dressing.
51	莉乃	Rino	莉 is jasmine. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
52	美緒	Mio	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 緒 is thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state.
53	こころ	Kokoro	こ is Hiragana. / こ is Hiragana. / ろ is Hiragana.
54	芽生	Mei	芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ. / 生 is life, genuine, birth.
55	心優	Kokone, Miyu, Miyuu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness.
56	杏	An, Anzu	杏 is apricot.
57	瑠菜	Runa	瑠 is lapis lazuli. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
58	凜	Rin	凜 is cold, strict, severe.
59	里桜	Rio	里 is ri, village, parent's home, league. / 桜 is cherry.
60	陽葵	Himari, Hinata, Haruki	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 葵 is hollyhock.
61	結	Yui, Yuu	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten.
62	小春	Koharu	小 is little, small. / 春 is springtime, spring (season).
63	柚希	Yuzuki	柚 is citron. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
64	めい	Mei	め is Hiragana. / い is Hiragana.
65	杏奈	Anna	杏 is apricot. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
66	一花	Ichika	一 is one, one radical (no.1). / 花 is flower.
67	莉愛	Ria	莉 is jasmine. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
68	咲良	Sakura, Sara	咲 is blossom, bloom. / 良 is good, pleasing, skilled.
69	遥香	Haruka	遥 is far off, distant, long ago. / 香 is incense, smell, perfume.
70	栞奈	Kanna	栞 is bookmark, guidebook. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
71	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.
72	奏	Kanade, So	奏 is play music, speak to a ruler, complete.
73	夏帆	Kaho	夏 is summer. / 帆 is sail.
74	未来	Miku, Mirai	未 is un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac. / 来 is come, due, next, cause, become.
75	柚月	Yuzuki, Yuzuki	柚 is citron. / 月 is month, moon.
76	心	Kokoro, Shin	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61).
77	あかり	Akari	あ is Hiragana. / か is Hiragana. / り is Hiragana.
78	日和	Hiyori	日 is day, sun, Japan, counter for days. / 和 is harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan.
79	美海	Miu	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 海 is sea, ocean.
80	麻央	Mao	麻 is hemp, flax, numb. / 央 is center, middle.
81	優愛	Yua	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
82	優里	Yuri	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 里 is ri, village, parent's home, league.
83	彩音	Ayane	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 音 is sound, noise.
84	心花	Kokona, Konoka, Konoka, Kohana	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 花 is flower.
85	愛	Ai	愛 is love, affection, favourite.
86	愛華	Aika	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 華 is splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous.
87	絢音	Ayane	絢 is brilliant fabric design. / 音 is sound, noise.
88	咲	Saki	咲 is blossom, bloom.
89	千尋	Chihiro	千 is thousand. / 尋 is inquire, fathom, look for.
90	和花	Nodoka, Waka	和 is harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan. / 花 is flower.
91	ひまり	Himari	ひ is Hiragana, ま is Hiragana, り is Hiragana
92	愛海	Manami	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 海 is sea, ocean.
93	希美	Nozomi	希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal. / 美 is beauty, beautiful.
94	彩	Aya	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup.
95	彩羽	Iroha	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 羽 is feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.
96	菜月	Natsuki	菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens. / 月 is month, moon.
97	雫	Shizuku	雫 is drop, trickle, dripping, (kokuji).
98	春花	Haruka	春 is springtime, spring (season). / 花 is flower.
99	奈央	Nao	奈 is Nara, what?. / 央 is center, middle.
100	碧	Aoi, Ao	碧 is blue, green.