| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junpei | Depends on kanji; commonly combines 'Jun' (純/淳/順/潤 - pure/innocent/order/enrich) + 'pei/hei' (平 - flat/peace) - e.g., 'pure peace' or 'orderly peace'. | Japanese | Boy | 5 #451 | |
| Kaiko | Varies by kanji; commonly 'sea child' (海子) but can also mean 'pleasant child' or 'oar child' depending on characters used. | Japanese | Girl | 5 #452 | |
| Kanata | The far side | Japanese | Boy | 5 #453 | |
| Kanta | Beloved, beautiful, lustrous (Sanskrit). In Japanese the meaning varies by kanji, often elements like 'broad/generous' + 'big'. | Japanese, Sanskrit | Girl | 5 #454 | |
| Kengo | Varies by kanji; commonly 'healthy/strong' (健) + 'I/one who' (吾) or 'enlightened/realize' (悟) - overall 'healthy/strong man' or 'wise/enlightened'. | Japanese | Boy | 5 #455 | |
| Kikyo | Bellflower (the balloon flower, Platycodon) | Japanese | Girl | 5 #456 | |
| Kirie | Varies by kanji; commonly associated with 'paper-cut picture' (切り絵) or combinations of characters chosen for sound/meaning | Japanese | Girl | 5 #457 | |
| Koemi | Often interpreted as "little smile" or "beautiful smile" (exact meaning depends on chosen kanji) | Japanese | Girl | 5 #458 | |
| Kotone | Often written 琴音, meaning "koto (Japanese harp) sound" - "sound of the koto" or "harp sound". | Japanese | Girl | 5 #459 | |
| Kura | Māori: 'treasure, prized; also red; can mean school' - Japanese: 'storehouse, warehouse'; also a geographic name (Kura River) in the Caucasus | Georgian, Japanese | Unisex | 5 #460 | |
| Leiko | Varies by kanji; commonly “beautiful child”, “graceful/courteous child” or “wise child”. | Japanese | Girl | 5 #461 | |
| Maeda | From the front rice field (前 = front/before, 田 = rice field) | Japanese | Unisex | 5 #462 | |
| Marico | Likely 'true child' if from Japanese Mariko; alternatively a Maria-derived form (linked to Mary) depending on origin | Italian, Japanese, Roman, Spanish | Unisex | 5 #463 | |
| Masami | Varies by kanji; commonly 'true beauty' or 'elegant/beautiful.' | Japanese | Unisex | 5 #464 | |
| Masaya | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly 'correct/right', 'true', 'elegant', or 'prosperous'. | Japanese | Boy | 5 #465 | |
| Muso | Bambara/Mandinka: 'woman'. Japanese (Musō): meanings vary by kanji - commonly 'dream window' (夢窓) or 'peerless/unparalleled' (無双). | Japanese | Girl | 5 #466 | |
| Naki | Varies by origin - Arabic/Turkish: from Naqi meaning "pure/clean"; Japanese: meaning depends on kanji (e.g., can relate to 'crying' or other morphemes); West African: meaning/usage varies regionally. | Arabic, Japanese, Turkish | Unisex | 5 #467 | |
| Rie | Varies by origin. In Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji (common elements: 'jasmine' 莉, 'blessing' 恵, 'pear' 梨, 'beauty' 美, 'reason' 理). In Western use it is often a short form of Maria/Marie (meanings associated with Mary vary: e.g., 'bitter', 'beloved', or 'drop of the sea'). | Japanese | Girl | 5 #468 | |
| Riho | Japanese: meaning varies by kanji (e.g., 里穂 'village + ear (of grain)', 梨歩 'pear + step', 理穂 'logic + ear'); Estonian: diminutive of Rihard/Richard, meaning 'powerful/brave ruler'. | Estonian, Japanese | Girl | 5 #469 | |
| Rimi | No single fixed meaning in Japanese (depends on kanji). Commonly written 理美 meaning 'reason/logic + beauty' - 'wise and beautiful'. In South Asian/Arabic contexts it is sometimes associated with Rima, 'white antelope'. | Japanese | Girl | 5 #470 | |
| Riyu | Varies by kanji or language. In Japanese it combines elements like 'ri' (e.g., 里 'village', 理 'reason') and 'yu' (e.g., 優 'gentleness', 由 'origin'), so meanings depend on the characters chosen. | Japanese | Unisex | 5 #471 | |
| Sachiko | Child of happiness/fortune ("sachi" = happiness/fortune, "ko" = child) | Japanese | Girl | 5 #472 | |
| Seo | Varies by hanja | Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Girl | 5 #473 | |
| Taichi | Varies with kanji; commonly 'big/great' (太/台/泰) + 'one/first' (一) - often rendered as 'great first' or 'big one'. | Japanese | Boy | 5 #474 | |
| Takahiro | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys ideas like 'noble', 'prosperous', 'filial', or 'tall/wide'. | Japanese | Boy | 5 #475 | |
| Tomo | Japanese: often written with kanji meaning 'friend' (友) or 'wisdom/knowledge' (智/知). Croatian/Slavic: form of Thomas/Tomislav meaning 'twin'. | Croatian, Japanese, Slavic | Unisex | 5 #476 | |
| Hama | {'Japanese': 'beach, seashore (漢字: 浜 or 濱)', 'Arabic/WestAfrican': 'often a short form or variant of Arabic-derived names (e.g., Hamad/Hammad); meanings vary by root (related to praise/protection); also appears as a place name'} | Arabic, Japanese | Unisex | 3 #477 | |
| Naoto | Generally conveys 'true/straight' + 'person' - often rendered as 'honest person' or 'true man' (exact meaning varies by kanji) | Japanese | Boy | 3 #478 | |
| Noh | Varies by origin: 'rest, comfort' (from Hebrew Noah); associated with Japanese Noh (classical theatre/ability); as a Korean surname the meaning depends on the hanja used. | Hebrew, Japanese, Korean | Unisex | 3 #479 | |
| Rean | Possible meanings vary by origin: from Irish Rian, 'little king'; from Welsh Rhian, 'maiden'; otherwise often a modern/phonetic spelling with no single established meaning. | English, Irish, Japanese, Welsh | Unisex | 3 #480 | |
| Soya | Varies by writing. In Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji used (common elements: sō/so = blue/refreshing/rapid, etc.; ya = arrow/night/phonetic). In Korean the meaning depends on hanja for So (素, 昭, 小, etc.) and Ya (雅, 夜, 也, etc.), producing ideas such as "bright and elegant," "pure and graceful." | Japanese, Korean | Unisex | 3 #481 | |
| Tetsuo | Typically 'iron' (tetsu) + 'male/man' (o) - often rendered as 'iron man' or 'man of iron' (meaning varies with kanji) | Japanese | Boy | 3 #482 | |
| Acki | Likely a diminutive or variant of Aki. In Finnish Aki is related to Åke (Old Norse roots); in Japanese 'aki' can mean 'autumn' or 'bright/clear'. As 'Acki' it is primarily used as a pet form or nickname rather than a distinct semantic name. | English, Finnish, Japanese, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Aikan | Uncertain - possibly 'little Adam' (Scottish) or, if interpreted from Japanese elements, a compound involving 'love' (ai) and 'feeling/one' (kan). | Japanese, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Aiki | Harmonious spirit; joining of energy | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Aimiah | Generally interpreted as "beloved" or "cherished" (alternate derivations include Hebrew "my people" or Sanskrit "delight/nectar") | Arabic, Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Aiy | Most commonly 'love' (from Chinese/Japanese 'Ai'); in Vietnamese 'Ai' can mean 'who'. Also used as a modern/invented name without a traditional meaning. | Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese | Unisex | — | |
| Akaba | Red leaf | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Akako | A Japanese feminine name; meaning varies with the kanji - commonly 'red child' or 'bright/clear child.' | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Akama | {'Japanese': "Depends on kanji; often seen as 赤間 - aka (赤) 'red' + ma (間) 'space/interval' or a place/surname reading. Exact meaning varies with characters used.", 'Other': 'Meanings outside Japanese are variable or undocumented and depend on local language/context.'} | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Akee | Varies by origin: in Japanese often 'autumn' or 'bright'; in Scandinavian contexts related to Old Norse roots meaning 'ancestor' or a diminutive form; in West African/Jamaican contexts associated with the ackee fruit name. | English, Japanese, Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Akeyo | Likely Japanese: composed of aki (bright/autumn) + yo (world/generation) - roughly 'bright world' or 'autumn world'. If of West African origin, meaning is uncertain and may differ. | Japanese, Yoruba | Girl | — | |
| Akie | Varies by kanji; commonly 'bright', 'autumn', or 'blessing' | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Akiha | Commonly 'autumn leaf' (秋葉); exact meaning varies depending on kanji used | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Akihiko | From aki (bright/clear/autumn) + hiko (boy/prince); commonly 'bright prince' or 'autumn prince'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Akihiro | Combines 'aki' (bright, clear, or autumn) and 'hiro' (wide, vast, generous); exact meaning depends on the kanji - commonly 'bright and generous'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Akihito | Bright benevolence | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Akiho | Autumn ear of grain | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Akimi | “bright beauty” or “autumn beauty” (meaning varies with kanji) | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Akinobu | Varies by kanji; commonly 'aki' = bright/clear/autumn and 'nobu' = faith/trust/extend - e.g. 'bright faith' or 'clear trust'. | Japanese | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Japanese-origin name in our dataset.
