Japanese Girl Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
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| Kimiyo | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly interpreted as 'pure/world/generation' or combinations like 'noble beauty generation' or 'beautiful world'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kinka | Likely related to 'gold' or 'golden' (from Japanese kin = gold); can also be a diminutive of Kinga. In Japanese, kinka (金貨) can mean 'gold coin'. | English, Japanese, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Kinuyo | Silk generation | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kioka | Varies by kanji; commonly combines elements meaning 'hope/rare/pure' (ki) with 'hill/ridge' or 'fragrance' (oka). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kioko | Most commonly a Japanese feminine name (often treated as a spelling variant of Kiyoko) meaning 'pure child' or 'rejoicing child' depending on the kanji; also appears as a Kikuyu surname/given name with family-specific meanings. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kirei | Beautiful; pretty; clean | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kiritan | Affectionate diminutive of 'Kiri' - 'little/cute Kiri' (Kiri can mean 'mist' 霧, 'paulownia' 桐, or 'to cut' depending on kanji) | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kitsuko | From Japanese elements 'kitsu' + 'ko' ('child'); meaning depends on the kanji used - commonly interpreted as 'fox child' or 'joyful/fortunate child'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kiyoka | Varies by kanji; commonly "pure fragrance" or "pure flower" (e.g., 清香, 清花). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kiyona | Meaning varies with kanji; commonly interpreted as pure (kiyo) + a suffix (na), so often understood as 'pure' or 'pure greens/vegetables'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kiyoshiko | Pure/clean + child (i.e., "pure child") | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Koanah | Unclear; could be interpreted as 'little warrior' (if linked to Koa) or 'small flower' (if linked to Japanese Kohana); broadly 'brave' or 'delicate' depending on origin | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kohanah | Hebrew: 'priestess' / Japanese: 'small (little) flower' | Hebrew, Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kohka | Variable by kanji; commonly rendered as 'fragrant flower' (香花) or 'radiant splendor' (光華), among other positive images formed from different characters. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Komaki | Commonly written 小牧 meaning "small pasture" or "little grazing field" (meaning varies with different kanji) | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Komakie | Possibly 'from Komaki' (a place name) or related to 'koma' meaning 'pony/horse' with a feminine ending | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Konatsu | Often "little summer" (小 "ko" = small/child + 夏 "natsu" = summer); exact meaning varies with kanji | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| korone | No established traditional meaning; likely an invented or cute name (possibly derived from onomatopoeic elements or coined for a character/stage persona). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kotoe | Meaning depends on the kanji; commonly 'koto (Japanese harp) + e (blessing/grace)' or 'word/blessing'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kotoko | Child of the koto (koto = traditional Japanese stringed instrument) | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kotomi | Typically written as 琴美, meaning 'koto (Japanese harp) + beauty' - 'beautiful koto' or 'beauty of the koto'. Can be written with other kanji combinations with related nuances. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kotono | Often rendered as 'sound of the koto' or 'koto (harp) + possessive/beauty'; exact meaning varies with kanji | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Koyuki | Little snow | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kozue | Treetop; branches (of a tree) | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kumi | Japanese: meaning varies by kanji (commonly elements like 'long/eternal' + 'beauty'); Luganda: 'ten'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kumie | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly interpreted as 'long-lasting beauty and blessing' (e.g., 久美恵). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kumiko | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly written 久美子 meaning "long-lasting/eternal beauty (child)", or written 組子 meaning "assembly/group child" | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kumiyo | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly interpreted as 'long-lasting/eternal beauty' or 'beautiful generation' (e.g., 久美代). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kunie | From Japanese elements 'kuni' (country, nation) + 'e' (blessing/favor/branch); roughly 'blessing of the country' or 'country's grace'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kuniko | Typically "child of the country" (kuni 'country' + ko 'child'); exact meaning varies by kanji. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kurau | No widely established given-name meaning. In Japanese it can echo the verb 'kurau' (喰らう) meaning 'to eat/receive', or meanings may vary depending on kanji chosen if used as a name. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kurenai | Crimson; deep red | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kurumi | Walnut (commonly written with the kanji 胡桃); a nature-themed feminine name | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kushina | Meaning varies by kanji; often formed from 櫛 (kushi, 'comb') + a feminine element 'na' (菜, 奈, 那), so exact meaning depends on the characters used. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kusumi | Varies by kanji; commonly from 'kusu' (camphor tree) + 'mi' (beauty/fruit/view) - roughly 'camphor-tree beauty'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kyary | No traditional meaning; a modern invented or stage name in Japan, generally perceived as a cute/stylized form of 'Carrie'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kyoka | Varies with kanji; commonly elements meaning 'fragrance' (ka) or 'flower' (ka) combined with 'kyo' (capital/respect) - often interpreted as 'fragrant flower' or 'respectful/fragrant'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kyouka | Varies with kanji; commonly 'capital fragrance' or 'apricot blossom'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kyouko | Varies with kanji; commonly 'respectful child' (恭子), 'child of the capital' (京子), 'apricot child' (杏子), or 'resounding/echoing child' (響子). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Kōgyoku | Imperial pole | Chinese, Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Maai | Varies by origin and spelling: in Japanese Maai can be written with kanji meaning such as 'true love' (e.g., 真愛) or combinations involving 'dance' or 'garment'; as a form of Vietnamese Mai it evokes 'plum/apricot blossom'; in some African usage it functions as a surname or toponym without a single lexical meaning. | Japanese, Vietnamese | Girl | — | |
| Machiko | Meaning varies with the kanji; commonly rendered as 'true/wisdom child', 'jasmine child', or 'town child'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Madoka | Circle, harmony (meaning varies with kanji; commonly associated with 円 meaning 'circle') | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Maeko | 'Mae' (various kanji meaning such as 舞 'dance', 真 'true', or 前 'front') + 'ko' (子) meaning 'child' - often rendered as 'dance child' or 'true/real child' depending on kanji. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Maemi | Varies by origin and kanji. In Japanese often formed from elements meaning 'true/sincere', 'blessing/favor', and/or 'beauty'. As an English diminutive of Mamie/Mary it is associated with Mary (traditionally 'bitter' or 'beloved'). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Maica | Often a diminutive of María - 'beloved' (older etymologies also give 'sea of bitterness'); in Japanese Maika can mean combinations such as 'dance + fragrance' or 'dance + flower' depending on the kanji. | Filipino, Japanese, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Maimi | In Japanese often written 舞美 meaning "dance + beauty"; in Western use a diminutive of Maria/Miriam. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Maita | Diminutive of María/Margarita or Maria Teresa - 'little Mary' or 'little pearl'; also associated with Basque 'maite' meaning 'beloved'. | Basque, Brazilian, Filipino, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Makie | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly combines elements like "true/real", "hope/chronicle", and "blessing" | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Makiko | Varies by kanji; commonly 'true/real' or 'hope/chronicle' combined with 'child' (e.g., 'true child' or 'true-hope child'). | Japanese | Girl | — |
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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