| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suga | Typically a pet name derived from 'sugar,' implying sweetness; also appears as a romanized surname/stage name in East Asian contexts. | English, Japanese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Sugi | Cedar | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Sugito | Typically from kanji 杉 (sugi, 'cedar') + 戸 (to, 'door/gate') - often rendered as 'cedar gate' or 'of the cedar'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Suiko | Green child | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Suku | Rescue, aid | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Suky | Beloved or liked; happy or content; pure/virtuous (meaning varies by origin). Often used as a pet form of Susan. | English, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Suma | Flower | Japanese, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Sumie | Varies by kanji; commonly associated with 'ink painting' (墨絵) or combinations meaning elements like 'longevity/beauty/blessing' (e.g., 寿美恵). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Sumika | Depends on the kanji; often rendered as 'clear/pure fragrance' (e.g., 澄香, 純香) or can mean 'dwelling/residence' (すみか). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Sumiko | Often "pure/clear child" (meaning varies by kanji; e.g., 澄子 'clear/pure child', 純子 'pure child', 寿美子 'long life, beauty, child'). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Sumitaka | Combines 'sumi' (e.g., 'clear', 'ink', or 'corner') and 'taka' ('tall', 'noble', or 'hawk'); overall sense can be 'clear noble' or 'pure hawk' depending on kanji. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Sumiyo | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys ideas like 'pure/clear beauty' or 'longevity/long life and generation.' | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Sumiyuki | Depends on kanji; commonly 'pure/clear/sincere happiness or fortune'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Suo | Meaning varies by writing/character. In Chinese, characters pronounced 'suo' include 索 (search, demand; also a surname), 所 (place), 锁 (lock), etc. In Japanese, 'Suo' is a reading of different kanji (e.g., 周防, a historical province), so the meaning depends on the kanji chosen. | Chinese, Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Susumu | Generally 'to advance, progress' or 'promote' - exact meaning depends on the kanji used. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Suwa | No single, widely agreed meaning. In Japanese the name is tied to a place/surname (Suwa) and its shrine; in Arabic it is the name of a pre-Islamic idol and the original meaning is uncertain. | Arabic, Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Suzuka | Commonly written as 鈴鹿 ('bell' + 'deer') or 涼香 ('cool' + 'fragrance'); often interpreted as 'bell/deer' or 'cool fragrance'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Suzuko | From suzu (鈴) 'bell' + ko (子) 'child' - 'bell child' or 'little bell'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Suzume | Sparrow (small bird) | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Suzuna | Depends on the kanji; commonly 'suzu' (鈴) = bell plus a second character (e.g. 奈, 菜). Also an old word for 'turnip' (菘). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Suzuri | Inkstone (the stone used to grind ink for calligraphy) | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Syuri | Varies by kanji; common elements include 'vermilion/red' (朱), 'village' (里), and 'jasmine' (莉) - e.g., 'vermilion village' or 'vermilion jasmine'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Sō | Ancestral temple | Chinese, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Sōsuke | Varies by kanji | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Tadanobu | Loyal trust | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Taeki | Combines elements meaning 'tae' (great/exalted or to be born) and 'ki' (energy/spirit/foundation) - roughly 'great/bright energy' or 'exalted spirit' (exact meaning depends on hanja/kanji). | Japanese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Taeko | Varies with kanji; commonly interpreted as 'child of many blessings/grace' or 'child of beauty/weaving'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Taido | In Estonian the origin/meaning is unclear; in Japanese it can be formed with kanji such as 太 (tai, "big") + 道 (dō, "way/path"), yielding a sense of "great/broad way" or "grand path." | Estonian, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Taiji | Varies by kanji; in Japanese often conveys ideas like 'great/big' + 'rule/govern/peace' (e.g. 大治, 太治); as a Chinese term (太极) it means 'supreme ultimate' (Tai Chi). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Taishi | Varies by kanji; commonly 'great ambition' or 'big will' (e.g., 大志) | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Taisuke | Varies by kanji; commonly 'tai' (big/great/peaceful) + 'suke' (help/assist/protect) - e.g., 'great helper' or 'peaceful helper'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Tak | In Korean from the hanja 卓 meaning "eminent, outstanding"; as a Japanese/English short form its meaning depends on the full name and has no fixed sense. | English, Japanese, Korean | Boy | — | |
| Takahisa | High and lasting | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takahito | Generally 'noble/honorable man' or 'esteemed person' (exact meaning depends on the kanji used) | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takako | Varies by kanji; commonly 'noble child', 'precious child', 'tall/high child' or similar | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Takamasa | Varies by kanji; commonly combines 'taka' (high, noble, precious) + 'masa' (correct, just, prosperous). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takami | Varies by kanji; commonly 'high/noble' + 'beauty/sea/view' (e.g., 高美 'high beauty', 高海 'high sea', 高見 'high view') | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Takamori | High; guard/forest | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takanori | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly combines taka (高/貴/隆/鷹: 'high, noble, esteemed, hawk') and nori (則/紀/典/憲: 'rule, law, chronicle, ceremony') - e.g., 'noble rule' or 'esteemed law'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takao | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys 'high/tall' or 'noble/esteemed' combined with 'man/hero/son' (e.g., 'high man', 'noble son', or 'filial hero'). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takaya | Meaning varies with the kanji; common elements are 'taka' (高/貴/隆) meaning 'high/noble/precious' and 'ya' (也/矢/谷) meaning 'to be/arrow/valley' - broadly 'noble/lofty/precious one'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takayo | Varies by kanji; commonly 'taka' (noble/precious/high/many) + 'yo' (generation/world/era) - e.g. 'noble generation' or 'precious world'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Takayuki | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly combines taka (高/貴/隆 etc., 'high/noble') and yuki (幸/行/之 etc., 'happiness/fortune/conduct'), often rendered as 'noble happiness' or 'high fortune'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takefumi | Varies by kanji; commonly 'take' (武 'military/warrior' or 竹 'bamboo') + 'fumi' (文 'writing/literature' or 史 'history'), giving senses such as 'martial scholar', 'warrior of letters', or 'bamboo literature'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takehisa | Varies by kanji; commonly a compound meaning like 'take' (warrior/strong/healthy/bamboo) + 'hisa' (long-lasting/longevity). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takenori | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly combines 'Take' (竹 bamboo, 武 military/warrior, 健 healthy, 孝 filial, etc.) with 'Nori' (則 rule, 典 law/code, 紀 chronicle, 徳 virtue, 憲 constitution, etc.). Typical senses: 'warrior/ruler', 'healthy/virtue', or 'bamboo/rule.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Taku | Japanese: meaning varies by kanji - commonly 'expand/clear' (拓), 'eminent/excellent' (卓), or 'polish/refine' (琢). Shona: short form of Takudzwa, meaning 'we are glorified/esteemed' or 'we have been honored.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takuhi | Depends on the kanji; commonly a compound of taku (e.g., 'expand', 'esteem', 'pioneer') + hi ('sun', 'day', 'light', 'beauty') - roughly 'esteemed sun' or 'pioneering light'. | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Takuro | Varies by kanji; commonly combines 拓 (pioneer/expand) or 卓 (eminent/clear) with 郎 (son/man) - e.g., 'pioneering son' or 'eminent son'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Takuya | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys ideas like 'pioneer/expand', 'brilliance/clear', or 'harmony'. | Japanese | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Japanese-origin name in our dataset.
