| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuk | Meaning varies by culture and by character. In Korean it is a surname or name syllable whose meaning depends on the hanja (e.g., 六 'six', 育 'raise/nurture'). In Japanese contexts it may be related to Yuki (雪 'snow', 幸 'happiness') or serve as a shortened form of names like Yukio. | English, Japanese, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yukichi | Joyful governance | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukie | Typically yuki (雪 'snow' or 幸 'happiness/fortune') + e (恵 'blessing', 江 'bay', 絵 'picture'); commonly interpreted as 'snow blessing' or 'fortunate/blessed'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Yukihide | Varies by kanji; commonly 'yuki' = 'snow' or 'happiness' and 'hide' = 'excellent', 'outstanding' or 'hero'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukinori | Varies by kanji; commonly a combination of yuki (happiness/fortune or snow) and nori (rule/code/ceremony) - e.g. 'fortunate rule' or 'happy law'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukio | Fortunate male | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukiya | Varies by kanji | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yukiyoshi | Varies by kanji; commonly 'yuki' (happiness/fortune or snow) + 'yoshi' (good/righteous) - e.g. 'fortunate and righteous.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yuko | Varies by kanji; commonly 'gentle/pleasant child', 'helpful/protective child', 'abundant/affluent child', or 'evening child'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Yumie | Varies by kanji; commonly combines 'Yumi' (弓 'bow' or 由美 'reason/beauty' or 夢 'dream') and 'e' (恵 'blessing' or 絵 'picture' or 江 'bay'), giving meanings such as 'beautiful blessing', 'dream blessing', or 'bow-picture'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Yurika | Often written with kanji meaning 'lily' (yuri) + 'fragrance/flower' (ka) - broadly 'fragrant lily' or 'lily flower'. | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Yusaku | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys 'brave/heroic' or 'helpful/assistant.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yutah | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys ideas like 'brave/big' (勇太), 'gentle/kind + big' (優太), or 'masculine/big' (雄太). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yutaka | Varies by kanji; commonly 'abundant, wealthy, plentiful, prosperous.' | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yuuka | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly conveys 'gentle/kind' plus 'flower' or 'fragrance' (e.g. 優花 'gentle flower', 優香 'gentle fragrance', 友香 'friend fragrance'). | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Yuya | Varies by kanji; common themes include 'gentle', 'brave', 'abundant', 'help', 'friend'. | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yuzo | Meaning varies by kanji; commonly a combination of 'yū/yu' (help/abundance/courage/friend) + 'zō/zo' (three/storehouse/create). | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Yū | Varies by kanji | Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Zenko | Before, old | Chinese, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| 楓 | Maple (maple tree) | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| 真沙美 | Combines kanji meaning 'true' (真), 'sand/fine thread' (沙/紗), and 'beauty' (美); often interpreted succinctly as 'true beauty'. | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| 真白 | From kanji 真 (true) + 白 (white): "pure white". | Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| 真美 | True beauty (真 "true" + 美 "beauty") | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| 雅美 | 雅 (elegant, refined) + 美 (beauty) - "elegant/refined beauty" | Japanese | Girl | — | |
| 마사미 | Meaning varies by kanji; common senses include 'true beauty' (真美), 'elegant beauty' (雅美), 'righteous beauty' (正美), 'prosperous beauty' (昌美). | Japanese | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Japanese-origin name in our dataset.
