| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inori | Prayer; wish | Japanese | Girl | 48 #251 | |
| Ishi | Primarily 'stone' in Japanese; in Sanskrit-derived contexts linked to the Īś- root meaning 'lord' or 'ruler'; also a personal name in Yahi with no widely recorded separate meaning. | Hindi, Japanese, Sanskrit | Unisex | 48 #252 | |
| Koan | Associated with the Zen 'kōan' - a paradoxical anecdote or riddle used in meditation; historically an era name meaning 'broad peace'. | Japanese | Unisex | 47 #253 | |
| Maaya | From Sanskrit Māyā meaning 'illusion, magic, enchantment'. In Japanese it can be written with various kanji (e.g., 真綾) giving meanings like 'true/genuine' and 'silk/pattern' depending on characters. | Japanese, Sanskrit | Girl | 47 #254 | |
| Minami | Commonly 'south' (南); can also be written with kanji combining 'beauty', 'wave', etc., giving meanings like 'beautiful south' or 'beautiful wave' | Japanese | Girl | 47 #255 | |
| Nozomi | Hope; wish; desire | Japanese | Unisex | 47 #256 | |
| Naho | Varies with kanji; commonly combinations meaning things like 'vegetable/greens + ear (of grain)' or 'Nara + ear (of grain)'; generally evokes harvest/ear of grain or similar natural imagery. | Japanese | Girl | 46 #257 | |
| Ro | A short, simple name used as a nickname or standalone. Often a diminutive of names like Robert ('bright fame') or Rose ('rose, flower'); in Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji. | Dutch, English, Japanese, Korean | Unisex | 46 #258 | |
| Ayaka | Varies by kanji; commonly 'colorful/beautiful flower' or 'fragrant/beautiful flower'. | Japanese | Girl | 45 #259 | |
| Eiji | Meaning varies by kanji; common senses include 'eternal', 'prosperous', or 'excellent' combined with elements like 'govern', 'second', or 'child' (e.g., 'eternal governance', 'prosperous rule', 'excellent steward'). | Japanese | Boy | 45 #260 | |
| Suzu | Little bell | Japanese | Girl | 42 #261 | |
| Miyoko | Typically "beautiful child" (common kanji: 美 + 子); exact meaning varies depending on the kanji used | Japanese | Girl | 41 #262 | |
| Yuji | Varies by kanji; commonly combines elements like 'courage/masculine/abundance/help/friend' + 'second/child' - often rendered 'brave/abundant/helpful second son'. | Japanese | Boy | 41 #263 | |
| Kouri | Possibly 'maiden' (Greek); alternatively linked to Gaelic 'hollow/cauldron' or Japanese 'ice', depending on origin. | Gaelic, Greek, Irish, Japanese | Unisex | 40 #264 | |
| Seri | Varies by origin: in Korean meanings depend on chosen hanja; from Sanskrit (śrī) via Malay/Thai it means 'fortune', 'prosperity' or 'glory'; in Japanese it's the name of a water herb (seri); in Turkish it can mean 'rapid'. | Japanese, Korean, Malay, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Thai, Turkish | Girl | 40 #265 | |
| Yami | Sanskrit: "twin" (the twin sister of Yama in Hindu myth); Japanese: "darkness." | Arabic, Hindu, Japanese, Sanskrit, Spanish | Girl | 40 #266 | |
| Ai | Love, beloved, affection (meaning varies by character/kanji/hanzi) | Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese | Girl | 39 #267 | |
| Kotaro | From 'Ko' (often 小 meaning 'small/young') + 'tarō' (太郎 meaning 'eldest son'); generally 'little/young eldest son'. | Japanese | Boy | 39 #268 | |
| Mori | Japanese: 'forest'; Hebrew: 'my teacher' or 'my master'; Italian surname: from 'Moro' meaning 'Moor' (dark-skinned). | Hebrew, Indian, Italian, Japanese | Unisex | 39 #269 | |
| Yuni | Varies by language and spelling. Often a diminutive of names like Yunita/Yuna; in Japanese or Korean the meaning depends on the characters used. Common connotations include gentleness, grace, or moon-associated imagery in some usages. | Indonesian, Japanese, Korean | Girl | 39 #270 | |
| Nagi | Japanese: "calm, lull, tranquility" (often referring to a calm sea). Arabic: variant of Naji meaning "safe" or "survivor". | Arabic, Japanese | Unisex | 38 #271 | |
| Tami | Date palm | English, Hebrew, Japanese | Girl | 38 #272 | |
| Joji | Japanese masculine name; meaning varies by kanji (e.g., 'second son' or combinations like 'castle+two'); as a form of George it ultimately relates to 'farmer/earth-worker'. | Japanese | Boy | 37 #273 | |
| Aia | Meaning varies by origin - a Basque place-name; in Japanese often associated with 'ai' (love) or poetic name constructions; in Hawaiian 'there is' / 'exists'. | Basque, Estonian, Hawaiian, Japanese, Latvian | Girl | 35 #274 | |
| Amiaya | A compound of Ami ('beautiful' or other meanings depending on kanji) and Aya ('color', 'design', 'woven' or 'night'); often rendered as 'beautiful color' or 'beautiful design'. | Japanese | Girl | 35 #275 | |
| Jiraiyah | Young thunder / child of thunder | Japanese | Boy | 35 #276 | |
| Rika | Beautiful village; peace/home ruler | Dutch, Germanic, Japanese, Scandinavian | Girl | 35 #277 | |
| Sumi | Ink; clear beauty | Japanese, Korean | Girl | 35 #278 | |
| Hanako | Flower child (hana = "flower", ko = "child") | Japanese | Girl | 34 #279 | |
| Haruka | Varies by kanji; commonly 'distant' or combinations like 'spring fragrance'/'clear fragrance'/'spring flower' | Japanese | Girl | 34 #280 | |
| Hondo | Spanish: "deep"; Japanese (Hondō 本堂): "main (temple) hall"; also used as an English nickname/surname form. | English, Japanese, Spanish | Boy | 34 #281 | |
| Miyako | Depending on kanji; commonly 'beautiful child' (美 + 子) or 'capital/child' (都 + 子) | Japanese | Girl | 34 #282 | |
| Naoh | In Japanese, derived from 'Nao' with meanings that depend on the kanji (commonly 'honest', 'straight', 'sincere'); as a variant of Noah, associated with 'rest' or 'comfort'. | Japanese | Unisex | 34 #283 | |
| Ruka | Varies by kanji; commonly conveys ideas like 'lapis/precious stone + flower' or 'flowing song/fragrance' - generally evokes beauty or flow. | Japanese | Girl | 34 #284 | |
| Ichiro | First son (first-born son) | Japanese | Boy | 33 #285 | |
| Kasumi | Mist, haze | Japanese | Girl | 33 #286 | |
| Shota | Japanese: Varies by kanji; commonly written 翔太 meaning 'soar, fly' (翔) + 'big/great' (太) - 'soaring/great'. Georgian: a traditional Georgian masculine name; etymology/meaning uncertain. | Georgian, Japanese | Boy | 33 #287 | |
| Taisei | Varies by kanji; commonly 'great achievement/success' (大成) or combinations implying 'peace', 'sincerity', or 'great/large'. | Japanese | Boy | 33 #288 | |
| Takeshi | Typically 'warrior', 'military' or 'strong' - exact meaning depends on the kanji used. | Japanese | Boy | 33 #289 | |
| Soran | Possibly 'red' from Kurdish 'sor'; in other contexts associated with a place name or phonetically linked to Japanese 'sora' meaning 'sky'. | Japanese, Persian | Boy | 32 #290 | |
| Kakashi | Scarecrow (literally a field guardian) | Japanese | Boy | 31 #291 | |
| Momoka | Commonly "peach blossom" (meaning varies with kanji) | Japanese | Girl | 31 #292 | |
| Saki | Varies by kanji; commonly 'blossom' or 'bloom' (咲) and in combinations can imply 'hope', 'season', 'silk', etc. | Japanese | Girl | 31 #293 | |
| Yuka | Varies by kanji | Japanese | Girl | 31 #294 | |
| Kin | In Japanese/Chinese, 'gold' (金); in English, 'kin' means family or relatives. | Chinese, English, Japanese | Unisex | 30 #295 | |
| Maru | Japanese: 'round' or 'circle' (丸). Māori: name of a deity (associated with war and freshwater); in some Polynesian contexts linked to 'shelter' or 'protection'. Spanish: affectionate short form of María. | Japanese, Spanish | Unisex | 30 #296 | |
| Mieko | Typically 'beautiful blessing child' (from kanji 美 'beauty' + 恵 'blessing/favor' + 子 'child'); exact meaning varies with the kanji used. | Japanese | Girl | 30 #297 | |
| Mino | Often a diminutive of Italian names (e.g., Domenico) meaning 'of the Lord'; in Japanese, depending on kanji, can mean things like 'beautiful field' or refer to the Mino region. | Italian, Japanese, Korean | Boy | 30 #298 | |
| Taro | Eldest son | Japanese | Boy | 30 #299 | |
| Ringo | In English a nickname linked to 'ring' or 'ringing'; in Japanese it literally means 'apple'. | English, Japanese | Boy | 29 #300 |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Japanese-origin name in our dataset.
