| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akiyama | Autumn mountain (commonly written 秋山) | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Akiyasu | Combination of aki (bright/autumn/clear) + yasu (peace/health) - roughly 'bright peace' or 'peaceful autumn'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Akiyo | Varies with kanji; commonly 'bright/clear world' or 'autumn generation'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Akiyoh | Varies by kanji; commonly 'bright/clear generation' or 'autumn generation' | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Akiyuki | Varies by kanji; commonly combinations meaning 'bright/clear + happiness' or 'autumn + happiness/snow' (e.g. 明幸, 秋幸, 秋雪). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Ako | Varies by kanji; commonly contains the suffix -ko meaning 'child' - examples include 'Asia child', 'peaceful child', 'good/excellent child'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Aky | Varies by origin - can mean 'bright' or 'autumn' (Japanese), 'white/pure' (Turkish), or serve as a diminutive/nickname. | Akan, English, Japanese, Turkish | Unisex | — | |
| Akyko | Typically "autumn child" or "bright/clear child" depending on the kanji used | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Ame | Rain (Japanese); soul (French); diminutive of Amy/Amelia - 'beloved' (English) | English, French, Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Amida | From Sanskrit Amitābha/Amitāyus - “infinite light”/“infinite life”; associated with the Buddha of Infinite Light (Amida Buddha). | Japanese, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Amu | Varies by origin - in Japanese it can be associated with the verb 'to knit' or given meanings depending on kanji; in some African/Egyptian contexts it appears as a short form or is related to the theonym Amun. | Egyptian, Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Aniki | Older brother; respected older male; boss (colloquial/slang) | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Anthy | Flower, blossom | Greek, Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Anzu | Apricot | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Aoko | From ao (blue) + ko (child) - "blue child" or "child of blue" | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Arashi | Storm, tempest | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Arato | Often conveys 'new/fresh' + 'person/man'; exact meaning depends on the kanji used. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Aritomo | Have; friend | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Asagi | Pale blue / light teal (from a traditional Japanese color) | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Asaka | Commonly interpreted as 'morning fragrance' or 'light/shallow fragrance' depending on the kanji used | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Asako | Typically "morning child" (common kanji 朝子), though meaning varies depending on kanji used | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Asao | Varies by kanji; commonly 'morning' (asa) + 'man/hero' (o) - often interpreted as 'morning man' or 'morning hero'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Ashita | Japanese: "tomorrow" (明日). In Sanskrit/Indian contexts (often spelled Aashita/Ashitha), associated meanings include "hope", "desired" or "blessed". | Japanese, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Aska | Meaning varies by origin. In Japanese it depends on the kanji (common renderings include "tomorrow/fragrance" or "flying bird"). In Slavic contexts it often functions as a diminutive of Anna or Anastasia (associated meanings: "grace" or "resurrection"). | Japanese, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Asumu | "Dream of tomorrow" or "future dream" (often written with characters meaning "tomorrow" and "dream") | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Atama | Head; mind; intellect (from Japanese word 'atama' 頭) | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Atsu | Japanese: element whose meaning depends on the kanji - commonly 'heat/passion' (熱), 'thick/kindness' (厚), or 'sincere/honest' (敦). Ewe (Ghana): used as a given name or surname; specific local meaning varies. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Atsuko | Generally 'kind/sincere child' or 'warm child' - exact meaning depends on the kanji used for 'Atsu' combined with the suffix '-ko' (子) meaning 'child'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Atsushi | Varies by kanji; commonly 'sincere', 'warm', or 'kind' (e.g., 敦 'kindness', 篤 'sincere/serious', 淳 'pure') | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Ayano | A Japanese feminine name whose exact meaning varies by kanji, commonly related to 'color', 'design', or 'beautiful pattern/field'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Ayuki | Varies by kanji; often conveys ideas like 'gentle snow', 'beautiful snow', or 'beloved/happy' when combined with characters for love or happiness. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Ayuko | Meaning varies with kanji; generally 'Ayu' (various possible meanings) + 'ko' (子) meaning 'child' - e.g., 鮎子 ('sweetfish' + child), 亜由子 (common kanji combination), 亜佑子 ('sub/asia' + 'help' + child). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Baka | Varies by culture: in Japanese 'fool/idiot'; in South Slavic languages 'grandmother' (affectionate); also an ethnonym (Baka people) and a classical proper name in Indian texts. | Indian, Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Ban | Varies by origin: Japanese kanji can mean 'ten thousand' (万), 'companion' (伴), or 'guard/turn' (番); Chinese surname 班 conveys 'group' or 'class'; Gaelic/Irish bán means 'white, fair'. | Chinese, Gaelic, Irish, Japanese, Vietnamese | Boy | — | |
| Banko | Varies by origin. Slavic: likely a diminutive/variant of Branko/Branislav from the root 'bran' meaning 'protect' (so roughly 'little protector'). Japanese: written with kanji such as 萬古, meaning 'eternal' or 'ten thousand ages'. As a surname, meanings are region-dependent. | Japanese, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Basho | Banana plant; pen name referencing the banana/plantain | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Benio | Japanese: 'crimson thread' (common kanji reading); Spanish/Italian: diminutive of Benito - 'little blessed' (from Latin 'blessed') | Italian, Japanese, Spanish | Unisex | — | |
| Benjirōh | Often formed from 'Ben' (弁, meaning 'eloquence/argument/skill') + 'jirō' (次郎/二郎, meaning 'second son'); roughly 'eloquent/skillful second son' (exact meaning varies by kanji). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Bentan | Varies by origin: possibly “settlement by bent grass” (if from Benton), or associated with the Japanese goddess Benten; alternatively interpretable as a compound meaning ‘Ben + Tan’ | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Bungo | Varies with kanji; commonly 'bun' (文) meaning 'literature/culture' plus 'go' (吾) meaning 'I/me' - often interpreted as 'man of letters' or 'scholar'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Bunji | Varies by kanji; commonly 'bun' (文) = 'writing/literature/culture' + 'ji' (二/治) = 'second' or 'govern' - roughly 'cultured second son' or 'literary ruler'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Bunsho | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly related to 'literature/writing' (文) combined with characters meaning 'chapter/composition', 'bright/clear', or 'prosper' (e.g., 章, 昭, 昌, 書). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Chado | Possibly a form of Chad (from Old English Ceadda, often interpreted as ‘battle/warrior’) or associated with Japanese chadō meaning ‘the way of tea’. | English, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Chi-chi | Varies by culture. In Igbo 'Chi' means 'God' or 'spirit' (Chi‑Chi often an affectionate diminutive). In Chinese the meaning depends on the characters used (e.g., qi/chi 'energy' or other character meanings). | Chinese, Igbo, Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Chiaki | Varies by kanji; commonly rendered as 'thousand autumns' (千秋), 'thousand bright' or 'thousand crystal' (千晶/千明), or other combinations - generally connotes longevity, autumn, brightness, or a thousandfold quality. | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Chichi | Often a diminutive/nickname from Igbo names beginning with 'Chi' referring to God (e.g., Chidinma - 'God is good'). In Japanese, the word 'chichi' means 'father'. | Igbo, Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Chieko | Generally 'wise child' or 'child of wisdom'; exact meaning varies by kanji (e.g., 千恵子 'thousand blessings child', 智恵子 'wise/blessed child'). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Chikage | Varies with kanji; commonly 'chi' (thousand) + 'kage' (scenery/shadow) or 'ka' (fragrance) - e.g., 'thousand scenery' or 'thousand fragrance'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Chikao | A Japanese masculine name whose exact meaning depends on the kanji used; common elements include chika (e.g. 近 'near/close' or 千 'thousand') and o (e.g. 雄/夫 'male/hero/husband'), giving senses like 'near/hero' or 'thousand/man'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Chikara | Power, strength | Japanese | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Japanese-origin name in our dataset.
