Japanese Boy Names
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of 767 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
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| Hideyasu | Varies by kanji; commonly 'hide' = excellent/splendid and 'yasu' = peace/quiet/health (e.g., 'excellent peace') | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hideyoshi | Excellent good fortune | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hideyuki | Usually formed from Hide (秀/英: 'excellent, superior') + Yuki (幸/行/之: 'happiness, fortune, journey'), often rendered 'excellent happiness' or 'splendid fortune' (meaning varies by kanji). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiko | Boy; lad; (classical) prince (commonly written with the kanji 彦) | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiraku | To open; to unfold; to pioneer; to develop | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hirama | Possibly 'exalted brother' (from Hebrew Hiram) or, in Japanese, a place-name meaning 'flat/even space' or 'peaceful space' depending on the kanji used. | Hebrew, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiroaki | Typically a compound of hiro (wide/abundant/generous) + aki (bright/clear/autumn) - broadly 'abundant brightness' or 'generous and bright' (meaning varies with kanji). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hirofumi | Usually formed from hiro (wide, broad, abundant) + fumi (writing, literature, culture); conveys 'broad culture' or 'extensive learning'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiroji | From 'Hiro' (広/弘/浩 - broad, generous, abundant) + 'ji' (二/児/治 - second son/child/govern); often rendered as 'generous/broad second son' or 'broad-hearted ruler'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hirokazu | From 'hiro' (wide, generous, vast) + 'kazu' (harmony, peace; also 'number/one'); often rendered as 'broad harmony' or 'generous peace'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiromasa | Commonly 'wide/broad/spacious' (hiro) + 'correct/just/righteous' (masa); exact meaning varies by kanji. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiromitsu | Varies by kanji; commonly 'hiro' = wide/great/generous and 'mitsu' = light/brightness - e.g. 'broad/abundant light'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiromu | Often combines hiro (wide, broad, generous) and mu (to grow/aim/dream), conveying 'broad growth' or 'vast aspiration'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hironobu | Varies by kanji; commonly 'hiro' = broad/abundant and 'nobu' = faith/trust/extend - roughly 'broad faith' or 'abundant trust'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hironori | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly 'hiro' = wide/expansive/generous + 'nori' = rule/code/principle. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiroo | Varies by kanji; commonly 'wide/broad', 'generous', or 'prosperous'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hirotaka | Varies by kanji; commonly hiro ('wide/abundant/generous') + taka ('noble/tall/precious') - e.g. 'generous and noble'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiroya | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly hiro = wide/abundant/generous and ya = to be/also/arrow/valley/house. Often interpreted as 'broad/abundant one' or 'generous person'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hiroyasu | Varies by kanji; commonly 'hiro' = wide/abundant/vast and 'yasu' = peaceful/healthy/preserve | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hirō | Varies by kanji; commonly 'hiro' (wide, broad, generous, abundant) + 'rō' (son/man) - e.g., 'broad/generous son'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hisaaki | Varies with kanji; commonly combines elements meaning "long-lasting" (hisa) and "bright/clear" or "autumn" (aki). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hisao | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys ideas of 'long life', 'lasting/long-lived', or qualities like 'manly'/'righteous' depending on characters used. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hisashi | Varies by kanji; commonly 'long-lasting', 'long time', 'eternal' or 'long-lived'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hisato | Varies by kanji; commonly 'hisa' = 'long-lasting/eternal' + 'to/sato' = 'person/village' - often rendered as 'long‑lasting person'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hisayuki | Varies by kanji; commonly 'hisa' = long-lasting/eternal and 'yuki' = happiness/journey/snow, e.g. 'long-lasting happiness' or 'eternal journey'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hitoshi | Varies by kanji | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hodaka | Often written with kanji such as 穂高 or 帆高, conveying 'high/lofty' (e.g., 'tall ear of grain' or 'sail/high'). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hogen | 'Dharma eye' - a Buddhist honorific/title (note: the unrelated Japanese word Hōgen 方言 means 'dialect') | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hoori | Name of a legendary Japanese prince (Hikohohodemi) in Shinto myth; associated with the sea and gods. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hotei | Literally "cloth sack" - the Laughing Buddha, a joyful, contented wandering monk | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Hyuma | Meaning varies with kanji; commonly combines elements such as 'horse' (馬) with characters meaning 'fly', 'brave', or 'gentle' - overall senses like 'flying horse' or 'brave horse'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Ichio | Typically "first son" or "one man" (from ichi = one + o = man/son) | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Ikka | Finnish: form of Isaac. Japanese: 'one family/household'. South Asian: typically a nickname or stage name without a fixed lexical meaning. | Finnish, Indian, Japanese, Punjabi | Boy | — | |
| Ikki | Often written with kanji such as 一輝 ('one' + 'radiance') - roughly 'first/one who shines' or 'bright first-born'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Ikuhisa | Often interpreted from kanji as "long-lasting growth" or "eternal nurture" (meaning varies with kanji used, e.g., 育久, 郁久, 幾久). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Ikuma | Varies by kanji; commonly combines iku (to nurture/raise) with ma (horse) - e.g., 'nurturing/raising horse'; other kanji produce meanings like 'fragrance/true' or 'life/horse'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Inuyasha | Literally "dog yasha" - 犬 (inu) 'dog' + 夜叉 (yasha) 'yasha/yaksha' (a night-demon); commonly rendered as "dog demon." | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Ishirou | Varies by kanji; commonly 'stone' + 'son/man' when written 石郎. The suffix -rō (郎) typically means 'son' or 'man'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Ishirō | Boar fourth son | Chinese, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Iso | Finnish: 'big, large'; Japanese: 'rocky shore' or 'seashore'; also used as a short form/nickname for Is- names. | Finnish, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Izuru | To emerge; to come forth; to rise (specific meaning depends on kanji) | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Jiraiyya | Often rendered "young thunder" (historically written 児雷也) | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Jirou | Second son - commonly written with kanji meaning 'second' (ji) + 'son/man' (rō); traditionally given to a second-born son. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Jito | Won; victorious | Hindi, Japanese, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Joichiro | Compound of 'Jo' (meaning varies by kanji) + 'ichirō' (一郎) meaning 'first son' - generally 'Jo, the first son' or 'first son with the quality denoted by the Jo kanji.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Jubei | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly written 十兵衛 meaning "ten soldiers" or "tenth guard" - a traditional samurai-style male name/suffix. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Juka | {'Finnish': "From Johannes/John - 'Yahweh is gracious'.", 'South_Slavic': "Diminutive of Đorđe/George - 'farmer, earth-worker'.", 'Japanese': "Meaning varies by kanji; common elements include 'tree', 'flower', 'fragrance' (e.g., 樹花, 朱香)."} | Finnish, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Jumpei | Varies by kanji; commonly combines a character like 純/淳 (pure/honest), 順 (order), 潤 (moisture/benefit) or 俊 (talented) with 平 (flat/peace) - e.g. “pure peace,” “orderly peace.” | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Jun. K | Meaning varies by character/hanja; commonly 'talented', 'handsome', 'pure', or 'obedient'. | Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Junichi | Combination of 'jun' and 'ichi' - commonly interpreted as 'pure/obedient/genuine + first (son)'; exact meaning depends on the kanji used (e.g. 純一 'pure first', 順一 'order/obedient first', 淳一 'genuine first') | 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