Japanese baby names
42 Japanese baby names, with origins from Wiktionary and popularity from U.S. Social Security data.
Most popular
| Name | Gender | Origin | 2025 rank | Babies since 1880 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tami | Girl | Japanese | — | 38,017 |
| Kobe | Boy | Japanese | #519 (b) | 23,126 |
| Mari | Girl | Japanese | — | 16,645 |
| Akira | Unisex | Japanese | #983 (g) | 9,837 |
| Mika | Unisex | Japanese | — | 8,114 |
| Miya | Girl | Japanese | — | 8,071 |
| Aya | Girl | Japanese | #644 (g) | 7,987 |
| Yuri | Unisex | Japanese | — | 6,224 |
| Kenji | Boy | Japanese | #944 (b) | 5,657 |
| Kenzo | Boy | Japanese | #630 (b) | 4,695 |
| Risa | Girl | Japanese | — | 4,177 |
| Nana | Unisex | Japanese | — | 3,396 |
| Tamiko | Girl | Japanese | — | 3,043 |
| Kiyomi | Girl | Japanese | #765 (g) | 2,244 |
| Miki | Girl | Japanese | — | 1,885 |
| Emiko | Girl | Japanese | — | 1,855 |
| Jin | Unisex | Japanese | — | 1,845 |
| Kimiko | Girl | Japanese | — | 1,843 |
| Sakura | Girl | Japanese | — | 1,783 |
| Yuki | Unisex | Japanese | — | 1,634 |
| Miko | Unisex | Japanese | — | 1,593 |
| Kaori | Girl | Japanese | — | 1,482 |
| Sayuri | Girl | Japanese | — | 1,424 |
| Mariko | Girl | Japanese | — | 1,326 |
| Midori | Girl | Japanese | — | 1,224 |
All 42 names
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Open the swipe pickerPopularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025 (names given to 5+ babies per year).