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Japanese names - Baby names with the origin Japanese

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Mikiko Varies by kanji; commonly 'mi' = beautiful + 'ko' = child. 'Miki' element can mean 'tree', 'chronicle', 'hope', 'precious', etc. Japanese Girl
Mikinosuke Compound of 'Miki' (various kanji) + 'nosuke' (之助, 'assistant/helper') - generally 'Miki's helper' or 'helper of Miki'. Japanese Boy
Mikio Meaning varies by kanji; common elements include 美 (beauty), 幹 (tree/trunk), 三 (three) and 雄 (male/hero). Japanese Boy
Mikito Variable depending on kanji; commonly 'mi' (美) = 'beautiful' or 'three' (三) combined with elements for 'person', 'rise' or 'fight' (e.g. 人, 登, 斗) - broadly 'beautiful/valuable person' or similar. Japanese Boy
Mikiyo Varies by kanji; commonly combines 'mi' (美 'beautiful' or 実 'truth'), 'ki' (希 'hope', 紀 'chronicle', 貴 'noble') and 'yo' (代 'generation' or 世 'world') - e.g. 'beautiful hopeful generation'. Japanese Girl
Mikuni Depends on the kanji. Common interpretations are 'three countries' (三国) or 'beautiful country' (美国); generally mi = 'three' or 'beauty' and kuni = 'country/land'. Japanese Unisex
Mimiru Varies by kanji; no single established meaning - possible interpretations include combinations like 'beautiful', 'see', or other meanings depending on characters Japanese Unisex
Minae Varies by characters; commonly relates to 'beauty' or a compound like 'clever/gentle' + 'love' (Korean Min-ae often 'clever/gentle + love'). Japanese, Korean Girl
Mineta Meaning depends on the kanji; commonly 峯/峰 (mine, 'peak'/'ridge') + 田 (ta, 'field') - 'field by the peak' or 'peak field'. Japanese Unisex
Minoru To bear fruit; to ripen; fruition (often written with kanji meaning 'harvest' or 'ripen') Japanese Boy
Minowa Varies by kanji; commonly interpreted as 'beautiful harmony' or 'beautiful feather' - meaning depends on the characters used Japanese Unisex
Misae Varies by kanji; commonly combines 'mi' (beauty) with 'sa' (help/assist) and 'e' (branch/blessing) - e.g., 'beautiful blessing' or 'beautiful helper'. Japanese Girl
Misako Varies by kanji Japanese Girl
Misato Often rendered as "beautiful village" or "beautiful hometown" (meaning varies with the kanji used) Japanese Girl
Misu Varies by language and characters. In Korean (common hanja) 'Mi' = beauty and 'Su' can mean excellence or long life - often rendered as 'beautiful excellence' or 'beautiful longevity'. Japanese, Korean Girl
Mita From Sanskrit 'mita' meaning 'measured' or 'moderate'; in Bengali used as a short form of Mitali meaning 'friendship/sweet'; in Japanese appears as a surname (e.g. 三田 'three rice paddies'). Bengali, Hindi, Japanese, Sanskrit Girl
Mitsi A diminutive/nickname: from Japanese 'Mitsu' ("light" or "honey") or as a Greek pet form tied to Dimitrios/Dimitra (devoted to Demeter). Greek, Japanese Girl
Mitsu Depends on kanji; commonly 'light' (光), 'honey/nectar' (蜜), 'secret/intimate' (密), or 'three' (三). Japanese Unisex
Mitsue Varies by kanji; common interpretations include 'bright/blessing' (e.g., 光恵), 'light/inlet' (光江), or 'three bays' (三津江). Japanese Girl
Mitsuharu Commonly 'light spring' or 'three spring' depending on kanji (e.g., 光春, 三春). Japanese Boy
Mitsuhiko Depends on kanji; commonly 'shining/bright prince' (e.g., 光彦 'light/bright' + 'boy/prince') or 'abundant/three + boy'. Japanese Boy
Mitsuhiro Varies by kanji; commonly combines mitsu (三/光/充 - 'three'/'light'/'abundant') + hiro (広/弘/浩/裕 - 'wide'/'vast'/'generous'), e.g. 'bright and generous' or 'threefold abundance'. Japanese Boy
Mitsuhisa Varies by kanji; commonly 'mitsu' = light/bright/three and 'hisa' = long-lasting/eternal - often interpreted as 'everlasting light' or 'long-lasting radiance.' Japanese Boy
Mitsuka Meaning varies by kanji; commonly interpreted as light + fragrance, nectar + flower, or three + flower. Japanese Girl
Mitsuko Varies by kanji; commonly 'child of light' (光子) or 'beautiful child' (美津子) Japanese Girl
Mitsumi Varies by kanji; commonly interpreted as combinations like 'beautiful light', 'three beauties', or 'shining sea' (from elements mitsu = 'light/three/other kanji' and mi = 'beauty/sea/fruit'). Japanese Girl
Mitsuo Shining/bright man (or 'threefold man' depending on kanji) Japanese Boy
Mitsuru Varies by kanji; commonly conveys 'full', 'to fill', 'abundant', or 'satisfy'. Japanese Unisex
Mitsuyo Varies by kanji; commonly 'light/bright generation', 'beauty generation', or 'three generations.' Japanese Girl
Miwako Beautiful harmony child Japanese Girl
miyah Typically a modern form of Mia meaning 'mine' or 'beloved' (varies by root). In Japanese it can be associated with 'shrine/palace' or 'beautiful' depending on kanji; in Arabic it means 'waters'. Arabic, English, Japanese Girl
Miyavi Refined elegance Japanese Boy
Miyeko Beautiful child (meaning varies with kanji) Japanese Girl
Miyo Varies by kanji; commonly 'beautiful generation' (美代) or 'beautiful world' (美世). Other possible meanings include 'third generation' (三代) or different combinations depending on characters used. Japanese Girl
Miyoka Meaning varies with the kanji; commonly combines mi (美 'beauty') + yo (代/夜 'generation'/'night') + ka (香/花 'fragrance'/'flower'), often interpreted as a form of 'beautiful fragrance' or 'beautiful night/era'. Japanese Girl
Miyoshi Varies by kanji; commonly 'beautiful' + 'good/fortunate' or 'three' + 'good' (meaning depends on characters used) Japanese Girl
Miyukee Derived from elements found in Miyuki; commonly interpreted as "beautiful snow" (美雪) or "beautiful happiness" (美幸) depending on the kanji Japanese Girl
Miyuko Generally conveys 'beautiful/gentle child' or similar notions; exact meaning depends on the kanji (e.g., 美由子 'beautiful + reason + child', 美裕子 'beautiful + abundance + child'). Japanese Girl
Miyuna Varies with kanji; commonly built from elements like 美 (beauty), 優 (gentle/superior), 結 (tie/connect), 菜 (greens) - often rendered as 'beautiful and gentle' or 'beautifully connected.' Japanese Girl
Miyuu Often written with kanji for 'beauty' (美) plus characters meaning 'gentleness/superiority/connection' (e.g., 優) - commonly interpreted as 'beautiful and gentle.' Japanese Girl
Mizuto Varies by kanji; commonly 'water' + 'person/measure' (e.g., 'water person' or 'water dipper') Japanese Boy
Mogo No well-established meaning; likely a modern coinage, nickname, or place-derived name. Specific meanings vary by language and are not confirmed Japanese Unisex
Moka Varies by language and spelling. In Japanese it is a modern name with no single fixed meaning - meanings depend on the kanji chosen (commonly combinations implying notions like 'sprout', 'flower', 'true' or 'beauty'). Elsewhere it is associated with 'mocha' (coffee/chocolate) or the Yemeni port Mocha. Japanese Girl
Mokko Varies by origin - possibly 'wood/woodworking' (Japanese) or 'tattoo/mark' (Maori); also used as a modern invented name with no fixed traditional meaning. Japanese, Māori, Polynesian Unisex
Moko Māori: 'moko' - a tattoo or tattooed (traditional facial/body tattoo); Japanese: used as a given name or affectionate nickname, meaning varies with kanji; Lingala: 'moko' - the numeral 'one'. Japanese Unisex
Mokomichi Depends on the kanji used. Commonly combines 'Moko' (various possible kanji) with 'michi' (道) meaning 'path' or 'way' - roughly 'Moko's path' or 'path/way of Moko'. Japanese Boy
Momi Hawaiian: "pearl"; Japanese: related to 揉み (momi) meaning "kneading/massage" or used as a name element/nickname Hawaiian, Japanese Girl
Momoyo Varies by kanji; commonly 'hundred generations' (百代) or 'peach generation' (桃代), suggesting longevity or a connection to peach. Japanese Girl
Montaro Depends on kanji; commonly a prefix 'Mon' (e.g., gate, crest, literature) combined with the suffix -tarō (太郎) meaning 'eldest son' - roughly 'Mon's eldest son' or 'eldest son.' Japanese Boy
Morie Meaning varies by origin: diminutive/variant of Morris/Maurice (from Latin Mauritius, 'dark-skinned' / 'Moorish'); Japanese-related form from 'mori' meaning 'forest'; Hebrew 'mori' meaning 'my teacher'. English, Hebrew, Irish, Japanese, Scottish Unisex

Japanese name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Japanese-origin name in our dataset.

1,725
Names in this origin
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Births 2025
46,807
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