Top 100 Most Popular Japanese Names for Girls in 2012

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	結菜	Yuina, Yuna, Yuuna	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
3	陽菜	Hina, Haruna, Hinata	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
4	結衣	Yui	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 衣 is garment, clothes, dressing.
5	葵	Aoi	葵 is hollyhock.
6	ひなた	Hinata	ひ is Hiragana. / な is Hiragana. / た is Hiragana.
7	芽依	Mei	芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ. / 依 is reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to.
8	愛莉	Airi	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 莉 is jasmine.
9	咲希	Saki	咲 is blossom, bloom. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
10	優奈	Yuuna, Yuna	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
11	莉子	Riko	莉 is jasmine. / 子 is child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac.
12	凛	Rin	凛 is dignified.
13	芽生	Mei	芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ. / 生 is life, genuine, birth.
14	美結	Miyu, Miyuu	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten.
15	陽葵	Himari, Hinata, Haruki	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 葵 is hollyhock.
16	優衣	Yui	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 衣 is garment, clothes, dressing.
17	美羽	Miu, Miwa	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 羽 is feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.
18	美桜	Mio	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 桜 is cherry.
19	結月	Yuzuki	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 月 is month, moon.
20	莉央	Rio	莉 is jasmine. / 央 is center, middle.
21	柚希	Yuzuki	柚 is citron. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
22	花音	Kanon	花 is flower. / 音 is sound, noise.
23	心春	Koharu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 春 is springtime, spring (season).
24	さくら	Sakura	さ is Hiragana. / く is Hiragana. / ら is Hiragana.
25	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.
26	美咲	Misaki	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 咲 is blossom, bloom.
27	莉緒	Rio	莉 is jasmine. / 緒 is thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state.
28	杏奈	Anna	杏 is apricot. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
29	咲良	Sakura, Sara	咲 is blossom, bloom. / 良 is good, pleasing, skilled.
30	優月	Yuzuki	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 月 is month, moon.
31	莉愛	Ria	莉 is jasmine. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
32	楓	Kaede	楓 is maple.
33	あかり	Akari	あ is Hiragana. / か is Hiragana. / り is Hiragana.
34	優花	Yuuka	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 花 is flower.
35	和奏	Wakana	和 is harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan. / 奏 is play music, speak to a ruler, complete.
36	凜	Rin	凜 is cold, strict, severe.
37	美月	Mitsuki, Mitsuki, Mizuki	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 月 is month, moon.
38	一花	Ichika	一 is one, one radical (no.1). / 花 is flower.
39	彩乃	Ayano	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
40	愛菜	Mana, Aina	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
41	心美	Kokomi	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 美 is beauty, beautiful.
42	愛梨	Airi	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 梨 is pear tree.
43	心愛	Kokoa, Kokona	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
44	心菜	Kokona	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
45	心咲	Misaki	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 咲 is blossom, bloom.
46	七海	Nanami	七 is seven. / 海 is sea, ocean.
47	絢音	Ayane	絢 is brilliant fabric design. / 音 is sound, noise.
48	杏	An, Anzu	杏 is apricot.
49	彩羽	Iroha	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 羽 is feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.
50	琴音	Kotone	琴 is harp, koto. / 音 is sound, noise.
51	優菜	Yuuna, Yuna	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
52	心音	Kokone	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 音 is sound, noise.
53	彩葉	Iroha	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 葉 is leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece.
54	心晴	Koharu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 晴 is clear up.
55	彩花	Ayaka	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 花 is flower.
56	百花	Momoka	百 is hundred. / 花 is flower.
57	心	Kokoro, Shin	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61).
58	愛奈	Aina, Mana	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
59	朱莉	Akari	朱 is vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody. / 莉 is jasmine.
60	結	Yui, Yuu	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten.
61	乃愛	Noa	乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
62	心優	Kokone, Miyu, Miyuu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness.
63	陽愛	Hina, Hiyori	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
64	こころ	Kokoro	こ is Hiragana. / こ is Hiragana. / ろ is Hiragana.
65	真央	Mao	真 is true, reality, Buddhist sect. / 央 is center, middle.
66	優芽	Yume	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ.
67	美空	Miku, Misora	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 空 is empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum.
68	優愛	Yua	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
69	菜々美	Nanami	菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens. / 々 is kanji iteration mark. / 美 is beauty, beautiful.
70	蘭	Ran	蘭 is orchid, Holland.
71	怜奈	Reina, Rena	怜 is wise. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
72	愛	Ai	愛 is love, affection, favourite.
73	ほのか	Honoka	ほ is Hiragana. / の is Hiragana. / か is Hiragana.
74	陽咲	Hisaki, Hinata	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 咲 is blossom, bloom.
75	莉桜	Rio	莉 is jasmine. / 桜 is cherry.
76	彩愛	Ayame	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
77	綾音	Ayane	綾 is design, figured cloth, twill. / 音 is sound, noise.
78	夏帆	Kaho	夏 is summer. / 帆 is sail.
79	栞奈	Kanna	栞 is bookmark, guidebook. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
80	美織	Miori	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 織 is weave, fabric.
81	玲奈	Reina, Rena	玲 is sound of jewels. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
82	奈々	Nana	奈 is Nara, what?. / 々 is kanji iteration mark.
83	明莉	Akari	明 is bright, light. / 莉 is jasmine.
84	詩織	Shiori	詩 is poem, poetry. / 織 is weave, fabric.
85	桜	Sakura	桜 is cherry.
86	紗希	Saki	紗 is gauze, gossamer. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
87	紗菜	Sana	紗 is gauze, gossamer. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
88	志帆	Shiho	志 is intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling. / 帆 is sail.
89	志歩	Shiho	志 is intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling. / 歩 is walk, counter for steps.
90	雫	Shizuku	雫 is drop, trickle, dripping, (kokuji).
91	朱里	Akari	朱 is vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody. / 里 is ri, village, parent's home, league.
92	唯	Yui	唯 is solely, only, merely, simply.
93	藍	Ai	藍 is indigo.
94	梨花	Rinka	梨 is pear tree. / 花 is flower.
95	栞	Shiori	栞 is bookmark, guidebook.
96	茉子	Mako	茉 is jasmine. / 子 is child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac.
97	莉心	Riko	莉 is jasmine. / 心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61).
98	結香	Yuika	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 香 is incense, smell, perfume.
99	ひまり	Himari	ひ is Hiragana, ま is Hiragana, り is Hiragana
100	くるみ	Kurumi	く is Hiragana. / る is Hiragana. / み is Hiragana.