Top 100 Most Popular Japanese Names for Girls in 2016

Rank	Name	Reading	Meaning
1	葵	Aoi	葵 is hollyhock.
2	陽菜	Hina, Haruna, Hinata	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
3	凛	Rin	凛 is dignified.
4	咲良	Sakura, Sara	咲 is blossom, bloom. / 良 is good, pleasing, skilled.
5	結菜	Yuina, Yuna, Yuuna	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
6	結衣	Yui	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 衣 is garment, clothes, dressing.
7	さくら	Sakura	さ is Hiragana. / く is Hiragana. / ら is Hiragana.
8	結愛	Yua, Yuna, Yume, Yuina	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
9	莉子	Riko	莉 is jasmine. / 子 is child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac.
10	陽葵	Himari, Hinata, Haruki	陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime. / 葵 is hollyhock.
11	莉央	Rio	莉 is jasmine. / 央 is center, middle.
12	芽依	Mei	芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ. / 依 is reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to.
13	凜	Rin	凜 is cold, strict, severe.
14	杏奈	Anna	杏 is apricot. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
15	結月	Yuzuki	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten. / 月 is month, moon.
16	杏	An, Anzu	杏 is apricot.
17	あかり	Akari	あ is Hiragana. / か is Hiragana. / り is Hiragana.
18	花	Hana	花 is flower.
19	紬	Tsumugi	紬 is pongee (a knotted silk cloth).
20	ひかり	Hikari	ひ is Hiragana. / か is Hiragana. / り is Hiragana.
21	咲希	Saki	咲 is blossom, bloom. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
22	琴音	Kotone	琴 is harp, koto. / 音 is sound, noise.
23	楓	Kaede	楓 is maple.
24	美結	Miyu, Miyuu	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten.
25	美月	Mitsuki, Mitsuki, Mizuki	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 月 is month, moon.
26	美咲	Misaki	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 咲 is blossom, bloom.
27	華	Hana	華 is splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous.
28	芽生	Mei	芽 is bud, sprout, spear, germ. / 生 is life, genuine, birth.
29	愛莉	Airi	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 莉 is jasmine.
30	一花	Ichika	一 is one, one radical (no.1). / 花 is flower.
31	心春	Koharu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 春 is springtime, spring (season).
32	優奈	Yuuna, Yuna	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
33	ひなた	Hinata	ひ is Hiragana. / な is Hiragana. / た is Hiragana.
34	澪	Mio, Rei	澪 is water route, shipping channel.
35	柚希	Yuzuki	柚 is citron. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
36	美桜	Mio	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 桜 is cherry.
37	彩葉	Iroha	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 葉 is leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece.
38	愛梨	Airi	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 梨 is pear tree.
39	美織	Miori	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 織 is weave, fabric.
40	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.
41	結	Yui, Yuu	結 is tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten.
42	美羽	Miu, Miwa	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 羽 is feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.
43	七海	Nanami	七 is seven. / 海 is sea, ocean.
44	詩織	Shiori	詩 is poem, poetry. / 織 is weave, fabric.
45	花音	Kanon	花 is flower. / 音 is sound, noise.
46	明莉	Akari	明 is bright, light. / 莉 is jasmine.
47	ひまり	Himari	ひ is Hiragana, ま is Hiragana, り is Hiragana
48	一華	Ichika	一 is one, one radical (no.1). / 華 is splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous.
49	菜月	Natsuki	菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens. / 月 is month, moon.
50	愛菜	Mana, Aina	愛 is love, affection, favourite. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
51	和奏	Wakana	和 is harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan. / 奏 is play music, speak to a ruler, complete.
52	心晴	Koharu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 晴 is clear up.
53	琴葉	Kotoha	琴 is harp, koto. / 葉 is leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece.
54	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.
55	彩乃	Ayano	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
56	心陽	Koharu	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 陽 is sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime.
57	夏帆	Kaho	夏 is summer. / 帆 is sail.
58	玲奈	Reina, Rena	玲 is sound of jewels. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
59	優月	Yuzuki	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 月 is month, moon.
60	葉月	Hazuki	葉 is leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece. / 月 is month, moon.
61	優衣	Yui	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 衣 is garment, clothes, dressing.
62	朱莉	Akari	朱 is vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody. / 莉 is jasmine.
63	優花	Yuuka	優 is tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness. / 花 is flower.
64	栞	Shiori	栞 is bookmark, guidebook.
65	雫	Shizuku	雫 is drop, trickle, dripping, (kokuji).
66	和花	Nodoka, Waka	和 is harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan. / 花 is flower.
67	紗良	Sara	紗 is gauze, gossamer. / 良 is good, pleasing, skilled.
68	百花	Momoka	百 is hundred. / 花 is flower.
69	すみれ	Sumire	す is Hiragana. / み is Hiragana. / れ is Hiragana.
70	莉緒	Rio	莉 is jasmine. / 緒 is thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state.
71	紗菜	Sana	紗 is gauze, gossamer. / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
72	乃愛	Noa	乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
73	蘭	Ran	蘭 is orchid, Holland.
74	桜	Sakura	桜 is cherry.
75	心菜	Kokona	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 菜 is vegetable, side dish, greens.
76	すず	Suzu	す is Hiragana. / ず is Hiragana.
77	心咲	Misaki	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 咲 is blossom, bloom.
78	彩	Aya	彩 is coloring, paint, makeup.
79	真央	Mao	真 is true, reality, Buddhist sect. / 央 is center, middle.
80	絢音	Ayane	絢 is brilliant fabric design. / 音 is sound, noise.
81	夏希	Natsuki	夏 is summer. / 希 is hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal.
82	怜奈	Reina, Rena	怜 is wise. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
83	のどか	Nodoka	の is Hiragana. / ど is Hiragana. / か is Hiragana.
84	心音	Kokone	心 is heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61). / 音 is sound, noise.
85	菫	Sumire	菫 is the violet.
86	鈴	Suzu, Rin	鈴 is small bell, buzzer.
87	渚	Nagisa	渚 is strand, beach, shore.
88	美緒	Mio	美 is beauty, beautiful. / 緒 is thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state.
89	綾乃	Ayano	綾 is design, figured cloth, twill. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
90	詩	Uta	詩 is poem, poetry.
91	紗奈	Sana	紗 is gauze, gossamer. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
92	朱里	Akari	朱 is vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody. / 里 is ri, village, parent's home, league.
93	里桜	Rio	里 is ri, village, parent's home, league. / 桜 is cherry.
94	唯	Yui	唯 is solely, only, merely, simply.
95	莉乃	Rino	莉 is jasmine. / 乃 is from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly.
96	こはる	Koharu	こ is Hiragana, は is Hiragana, る is Hiragana
97	莉愛	Ria	莉 is jasmine. / 愛 is love, affection, favourite.
98	栞奈	Kanna	栞 is bookmark, guidebook. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
99	莉奈	Rina	莉 is jasmine. / 奈 is Nara, what?.
100	小夏	Konatsu	小 is little, small. / 夏 is summer.