Japanese Girl Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoi | Hollyhock; blue-green | Japanese | Girl | 64 #101 | |
| Reika | Varies by kanji; commonly 'beautiful flower', 'graceful/fragrant beauty', or 'lovely child'. | Japanese | Girl | 62 #102 | |
| Kamiko | Varies by kanji; commonly interpreted as "child of the gods" (神 + 子) or as a form meaning "beautiful/pleasant child" (e.g., 美/佳/香 + 子). | Japanese | Girl | 61 #103 | |
| Miyu | Varies by kanji; commonly 'beautiful + gentle/excellence' (美優), 'beautiful + tie/connection' (美結), or 'beautiful dream' (美夢). | Japanese | Girl | 61 #104 | |
| Reiko | Varies by kanji; commonly "beautiful child" or "graceful/pleasant child". | Japanese | Girl | 60 #105 | |
| Sumire | Violet (the flower) | Japanese | Girl | 60 #106 | |
| Amiko | Japanese: "child of Ami" or "beautiful child" (meaning depends on kanji); Esperanto: "friend" | Japanese | Girl | 58 #107 | |
| Natsumi | Commonly 'summer beauty' (e.g., 夏美); meaning varies with kanji (e.g., 'summer sea' 夏海, 'summer/fruit' 夏実). | Japanese | Girl | 56 #108 | |
| Harumi | Commonly 'spring beauty' (春美); meanings vary with kanji (e.g., 'sunny/clear beauty' 晴美, 'spring sea' 春海) | Japanese | Girl | 55 #109 | |
| Eimi | Often interpreted as "blessed beauty," "beautiful smile," or simply "smile," depending on the kanji used. | Japanese | Girl | 53 #110 | |
| Hada | Typically 'myrtle' (from Hebrew Hadassah) or 'fairy' (Spanish); in Japanese it is a word for 'skin'. | Hebrew, Japanese, Spanish | Girl | 53 #111 | |
| Misaki | Commonly written 美咲 meaning "beautiful blossom" or "beautiful bloom"; exact meaning varies with kanji | Japanese | Girl | 53 #112 | |
| Kisa | Varies by origin: in Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji used (common elements can imply 'hope' or other meanings); in Swahili 'kisa' means 'story' or 'case'; in Slavic languages 'kiša' means 'rain'. | Croatian, Japanese, Slavic, Swahili | Girl | 49 #113 | |
| Megumi | Blessing; grace; favor | Japanese | Girl | 49 #114 | |
| Inori | Prayer; wish | Japanese | Girl | 48 #115 | |
| Maaya | From Sanskrit Māyā meaning 'illusion, magic, enchantment'. In Japanese it can be written with various kanji (e.g., 真綾) giving meanings like 'true/genuine' and 'silk/pattern' depending on characters. | Japanese, Sanskrit | Girl | 47 #116 | |
| Minami | Commonly 'south' (南); can also be written with kanji combining 'beauty', 'wave', etc., giving meanings like 'beautiful south' or 'beautiful wave' | Japanese | Girl | 47 #117 | |
| Naho | Varies with kanji; commonly combinations meaning things like 'vegetable/greens + ear (of grain)' or 'Nara + ear (of grain)'; generally evokes harvest/ear of grain or similar natural imagery. | Japanese | Girl | 46 #118 | |
| Ayaka | Varies by kanji; commonly 'colorful/beautiful flower' or 'fragrant/beautiful flower'. | Japanese | Girl | 45 #119 | |
| Suzu | Little bell | Japanese | Girl | 42 #120 | |
| Miyoko | Typically "beautiful child" (common kanji: 美 + 子); exact meaning varies depending on the kanji used | Japanese | Girl | 41 #121 | |
| Seri | Varies by origin: in Korean meanings depend on chosen hanja; from Sanskrit (śrī) via Malay/Thai it means 'fortune', 'prosperity' or 'glory'; in Japanese it's the name of a water herb (seri); in Turkish it can mean 'rapid'. | Japanese, Korean, Malay, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Thai, Turkish | Girl | 40 #122 | |
| Yami | Sanskrit: "twin" (the twin sister of Yama in Hindu myth); Japanese: "darkness." | Arabic, Hindu, Japanese, Sanskrit, Spanish | Girl | 40 #123 | |
| Ai | Love, beloved, affection (meaning varies by character/kanji/hanzi) | Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese | Girl | 39 #124 | |
| Yuni | Varies by language and spelling. Often a diminutive of names like Yunita/Yuna; in Japanese or Korean the meaning depends on the characters used. Common connotations include gentleness, grace, or moon-associated imagery in some usages. | Indonesian, Japanese, Korean | Girl | 39 #125 | |
| Tami | Date palm | English, Hebrew, Japanese | Girl | 38 #126 | |
| Aia | Meaning varies by origin - a Basque place-name; in Japanese often associated with 'ai' (love) or poetic name constructions; in Hawaiian 'there is' / 'exists'. | Basque, Estonian, Hawaiian, Japanese, Latvian | Girl | 35 #127 | |
| Amiaya | A compound of Ami ('beautiful' or other meanings depending on kanji) and Aya ('color', 'design', 'woven' or 'night'); often rendered as 'beautiful color' or 'beautiful design'. | Japanese | Girl | 35 #128 | |
| Rika | Beautiful village; peace/home ruler | Dutch, Germanic, Japanese, Scandinavian | Girl | 35 #129 | |
| Sumi | Ink; clear beauty | Japanese, Korean | Girl | 35 #130 | |
| Hanako | Flower child (hana = "flower", ko = "child") | Japanese | Girl | 34 #131 | |
| Haruka | Varies by kanji; commonly 'distant' or combinations like 'spring fragrance'/'clear fragrance'/'spring flower' | Japanese | Girl | 34 #132 | |
| Miyako | Depending on kanji; commonly 'beautiful child' (美 + 子) or 'capital/child' (都 + 子) | Japanese | Girl | 34 #133 | |
| Ruka | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys ideas like 'lapis/precious stone + flower' or 'flowing song/fragrance' - generally evokes beauty or flow. | Japanese | Girl | 34 #134 | |
| Kasumi | Mist, haze | Japanese | Girl | 33 #135 | |
| Momoka | Commonly "peach blossom" (meaning varies with kanji) | Japanese | Girl | 31 #136 | |
| Saki | Varies by kanji; commonly 'blossom' or 'bloom' (咲) and in combinations can imply 'hope', 'season', 'silk', etc. | Japanese | Girl | 31 #137 | |
| Yuka | Varies by kanji | Japanese | Girl | 31 #138 | |
| Mieko | Typically 'beautiful blessing child' (from kanji 美 'beauty' + 恵 'blessing/favor' + 子 'child'); exact meaning varies with the kanji used. | Japanese | Girl | 30 #139 | |
| Seina | Varies by kanji; commonly associated with 'star', 'pure', or 'beautiful'. | Japanese | Girl | 28 #140 | |
| Aeri | Varies by origin - in Korean formed from hanja with meanings such as 'love' or 'child' plus characters like 'benefit' or 'village'; in Japanese often written with characters meaning 'love' (愛) plus elements like 'jasmine' (莉) or 'village' (里); in English sometimes treated as a variant of 'aerie' ('eagle's nest'). | English, Japanese, Korean | Girl | 27 #141 | |
| Hayami | Varies by kanji; commonly 'haya' (early/fast) + 'mi' (beauty or to see) - e.g. 'early beauty' or 'quick sight.' | Japanese | Girl | 26 #142 | |
| Kimie | Varies with kanji; commonly combines elements meaning 'noble/precious' (kimi) and 'blessing/favor' (e) - often interpreted as 'noble/precious blessing' or 'blessed one'. | Japanese | Girl | 25 #143 | |
| Yoko | Ocean child | Japanese | Girl | 25 #144 | |
| Sayumi | Assistance, origin, beauty | Japanese | Girl | 24 #145 | |
| Yuriko | Lily child | Japanese | Girl | 24 #146 | |
| Miku | Often written with kanji such as 美空 ('beautiful sky'), 美来 ('beautiful future'), 美久 ('beautiful long time') or 未来/未來 ('future'); generally a feminine Japanese given name. | Japanese | Girl | 23 #147 | |
| Moriya | Hebrew: associated with Mount Moriah - commonly interpreted as 'seen by the Lord' or 'chosen by the Lord'. Japanese: meaning depends on kanji, e.g. 'forest valley' (森谷) or 'guardian/house' (守屋). | Hebrew, Japanese, Sanskrit | Girl | 23 #148 | |
| Honoka | Often written to mean 'gentle fragrance' or 'ear (of grain) + fragrance'; exact meaning varies with kanji | Japanese | Girl | 22 #149 | |
| Erena | When from Irene (Greek), means 'peace'. In Japanese the meaning varies by kanji but often conveys positive ideas (e.g., blessing, beautiful, harmonious). | Japanese | Girl | 21 #150 |
Japanese Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Japanese-origin name in our dataset.
593
Names in this origin
10
With data in 2025
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Births 2025
21,874
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