Japanese Boy Names
Showing 17
of 767 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youji | Meaning varies with the kanji; commonly forms combining characters meaning things like “sun/ocean/leaf/kindness” with “second/child” or “peace/calm.” | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yuichi | Varies by kanji; commonly 'first son' or 'helpful/excellent one.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yuichiro | Varies by kanji; commonly combines 'first son' (一郎, -ichirō) with a prefix meaning brave/heroic/helpful/abundant (e.g., 勇, 雄, 祐, 裕, 悠). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yujiro | Varies by kanji. Commonly 'yu' (勇: brave / 雄: masculine / 祐/佑: help/protect / 裕: abundant) + 'jirō' (二郎: second son) - e.g., 'brave second son' or 'helpful/abundant second son'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukichi | Joyful governance | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukihide | Varies by kanji; commonly 'yuki' = 'snow' or 'happiness' and 'hide' = 'excellent', 'outstanding' or 'hero'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukinori | Varies by kanji; commonly a combination of yuki (happiness/fortune or snow) and nori (rule/code/ceremony) - e.g. 'fortunate rule' or 'happy law'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukio | Fortunate male | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukiya | Varies by kanji | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukiyoshi | Varies by kanji; commonly 'yuki' (happiness/fortune or snow) + 'yoshi' (good/righteous) - e.g. 'fortunate and righteous.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yusaku | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys 'brave/heroic' or 'helpful/assistant.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yutah | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys ideas like 'brave/big' (勇太), 'gentle/kind + big' (優太), or 'masculine/big' (雄太). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yutaka | Varies by kanji; commonly 'abundant, wealthy, plentiful, prosperous.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yuya | Varies by kanji; common themes include 'gentle', 'brave', 'abundant', 'help', 'friend'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yuzo | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly a combination of 'yū/yu' (help/abundance/courage/friend) + 'zō/zo' (three/storehouse/create). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yū | Varies by kanji | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Zenko | Before, old | Chinese, Japanese | Boy | — |
Japanese Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Japanese-origin name in our dataset.
767
Names in this origin
1
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
3,942
Peak year 2021