Searching for a cute or unique Japanese name for your baby girl? We've made a list of 150 names for you to pick from
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Looking for a name for your baby girl that's inspired by the culture and history of Japan? We have 100 Japanese girl names for you to choose from, from the country's most popular names to some more unusual offerings. Whether you’re looking for something cute, popular, unique or super rare, there should be something to suit in our list.
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Japanese naming tradition
In Japanese, names will usually have a surname first, followed by a given first name. Japanese names are traditionally written in kanji script, which is adapted from Chinese characters. If you choose one of the names in this list, your little girl can learn to write her name in kanji as well as using the versions we've included below, written in the modern Latin alphabet.
It's very uncommon for Japanese people to have middle names but this doesn't stop you from selecting more than one name for your baby if you prefer, or from using one of these Japanese names as a middle name for your child.
Here's our list of Japanese girl names to inspire you.
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Popular Japanese girl names
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These are the most popular Japanese girl names that ranked high in Japan in 2023. According to the survey carried out by Meiji Yesuda Life Insurance, these are the names that topped the charts and were most popular there. Himari seems to be taking the top spot whilst Tsumugi, Yua and Mio are moving up in popularity.
1. Himari
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: sun
- Trend: no change
2. Rin
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: dignified, majesty
- Trend: no change
3. Tsumugi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: woven silk fabric
- Trend: moving up
4. Yua
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: tie, bind, love
- Trend: moving up
5. Mio
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful cherry blossom
- Trend: moving up
6. Mei
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: gorgeous, plum
- Trend: moving up
7. Koharu
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: small heart
- Trend: moving up
8. Hina
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: light, sun
- Trend: moving down
9. Ema
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: favour, benefit
- Trend: no change
10. Sui
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: water
- Trend: moving up
11. Yuzuki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: small citrus fruit
- Trend: moving up
12. Ai
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: love, affection
- Trend: moving up
13. Iroha
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: feathers
- Trend: moving up
Cute Japanese girl names
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We think these are some of the cutest Japanese names, along with their lovely meanings, all hand-selected for you to make naming your baby girl easy.
14. Aika
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: love song
15. Aiko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: little loved one
16. Aimi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: love beauty
17. Aiya
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful silk
18. Akemi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful, bright
19. Ami
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: friend
20. Asana
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: calm morning
21. Ayumi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: a sweet fish
22. Chinami
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: one-thousand waves
23. Etsuko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: joyous child
24. Harue
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: sunshine
25. Haruki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: springtime tree
23. Hayate
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: smooth, sound of the wind
24. Hitomi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful history
25. Iku
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: nourishing
26. Iori
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: hermitage, retreat
27. Kagami
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: mirror
28. Kana
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: dexterity and skill
29. Kaori
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: fragrant beautiful girl
30. Kayo
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: good, beautiful generation
31. Kirika
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: natural beauty
32. Ko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: baby
33. Koemi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: smiling child
34. Kumi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: pretty braids
35. Kumiko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: companion child
36. Maemi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: truthful smile
37. Makaira
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: one who brings happiness
38. Maki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: true
39. Manami
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: affectionate beauty
40. Masami
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: become beautiful
41. Michiko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful wise child
42. Mika
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful fragrance
43. Mi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beauty
44. Miu
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful feather
45. Miwa
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: harmony
46. Mizuki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful moon
47. Nagi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: calm, lull
48. Omi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: pure beauty
49. Rai
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: trust
50. Rui
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: affectionate
51. Rumi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beauty
52. Satomi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful
53. Sawako
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: cute baby
54. Sora
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: sky
55. Suki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beloved, loved one
56. Yoshimi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful season
57. Yumi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful friend
58. Yuna
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: superiority, gentleness
Unique Japanese girl names
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You know you're going for a Japanese name, but you also know you want a name that's more on the unique side. If you want your child to stand out and have a special name amongst her peers, take a look through this list below.
59. Akane
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: deep red
60. Amaku
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: sky
61. Anzu
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: apricot
62. Asami
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: hemp, beautiful
63. Ayako
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: colour, design
64. Ayano
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: colour, design
65. Chiaki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: gathered wisdom
66. Chiharu
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: wisdom, spring, sunny weather
67. Chinatsu
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: a thousand summers
68. Chitose
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: one thousand years
69. Chiyo
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: one thousand generations
70. Cho
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: butterfly
71. Fuyuko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: winter child
72. Harumi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful spring, clear weather
73. Hayami
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: hurricane
74. Hibiki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: echo
75. Hideki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: excellence, tree
76. Hiro
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: abundant
77. Hisa
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: everlasting
78. Izumi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: spring, fountain
79. Japana
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: ambitious
80. Junko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: pure child
81. Kosuke
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: rising sun
82. Kozue
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: tree branches
83. Marri
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: an elegant dance party
84. Masuyo
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: benefit to the world
85. Matoi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: wrap, wind around
86. Minato
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: harbour
87. Nao
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: honest, esteem
88. Naoki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: honesty, sincerity
89. Naoko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: obedient child
90. Natsu
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: born in summer
91. Nishi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: west
92. Ohta
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: pure
93. Rinako
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: gallant apple tree child
94. Sachie
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: child of joy
95. Satori
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: awakening, enlightenment
96. Shinju
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: pearl
97. Shinobu
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: endurance
98. Shizu
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: quiet, intention
99. Shun
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: speed, fast
100. Tadam
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: sincerity
101. Terumi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: radiance, brilliance
102. Tsubame
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: swallow bird
103. Tsubasa
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: wings
104. Umeko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: apricot child
105. Wakana
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: harmony, music
106. Yaeko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: multi-layered child
107. Yakumo
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: eight clouds
108. Yoru
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: dark
Japanese girl names meaning star
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Stars hold an important place in the lives of many Japanese people. There's an ancient myth that is based on the Orion constellations, and origami paper stars are given as gifts to wish friends and family good luck, love and support.
109. Ginga
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: galaxy
110. Hikari
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: starlight
111. Hoshi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: star
112. Hoshiko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: star child
113. Hoshino
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: field of stars
114. Kira
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: sparkling
115. Kirameki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: sparkle, glitter
116. Koboshi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: little or small star
117. Memehoshi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: dazzling star
118. Midori
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: freshness
119. Myoujou
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: bright, star
120. Natsuki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: summer star
121. Nozomi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: hope star
122. Seira
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: stars scattered in the sky
123. Seiun
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: nebula
124. Yoihoshi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: evening star
Japanese girl names meaning flower
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Flowers play a meaningful role in the life of many Japanese people. It's part of the Japanese tradition to assign meanings to flowers and the sakura flower is said to be where the souls of the ancestors reside.
125. Airi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: white jasmine
126. Aoi
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: hollyhock flower, blue
127. Arisa
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: light cherry blossoms
128. Asuka
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: fragrance of tomorrow’s flower
129. Ayame
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: Japanese iris flower
130. Ayaka
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: colourful flower petal
131. Chika
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: a thousand flowers
132. Fuuka
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: flower of the wind
133. Hana
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: flower, blossom
134. Hanae
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: small flower
135. Hanako
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: flower child
136. Hanan
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: flower child
137. Haruka
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: spring flower
138. Hinata
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: sunflower
139. Kanon
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: flower blossom
140. Maika
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: dance of the flower
141. Mikia
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: flower stem
142. Momoka
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: a hundred flowers
143. Ran
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: orchid
144. Riko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: white jasmine, child
145. Sayuri
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: little lily
146. Sumire
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: lovely violet
147. Suzuran
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: lily of the valley
148. Tsubaki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: camellia flower
149. Yuriko
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: lily child
150. Yuzuha
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: leaf
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