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Japanese names

The most given names in 2025 where Wiktionary files the name under “Japanese”, up to 50 girls and 50 boys. A name can have more than one origin, so it can appear in several of these lists. Names Wiktionary hasn’t tagged are left out.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #47Naomi“my pleasantness”4,644 babies
  2. #644AyaEditor’s note Up from #892 in 2015 to #644 in 2025 in the US449 babies
  3. #764KiyomiEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,092 in 2015, #764 in 2025355 babies
  4. #950YunaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1983, with 5 babies271 babies
  5. #983AkiraEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 6 babies257 babies
  6. #1,525YuriSame root as George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”139 babies
  7. #1,611MariEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1957, with 412 babies; 129 in 2025129 babies
  8. #1,631MikaEditor’s note Used for both: 79% of US babies named Mika in 2025 were girls127 babies
  9. #1,673MiyaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1965, with 6 babies123 babies
  10. #1,962KaoriEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 5 babies98 babies
  11. #2,368SayuriEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1979, with 5 babies76 babies
  12. #2,822EmikoEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Namiko60 babies
  13. #2,895SakuraEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies58 babies
  14. #2,998YumiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1960, with 5 babies55 babies
  15. #3,577MayumiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 5 babies42 babies
  16. #3,903NamikoEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Emiko37 babies
  17. #3,975AiriEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1993, with 5 babies36 babies
  18. #3,975EriEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1972, with 5 babies36 babies
  19. #3,975MasaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,362 vs #3,975 in 202536 babies
  20. #5,238HinataEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2005, with 5 babies24 babies
  21. #5,238YukiEditor’s note About 1 in 67,000 US girls in the 2025 records24 babies
  22. #5,238YumikoEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 9 babies24 babies
  23. #5,410MikoEditor’s note Used for both: 33% of US babies named Miko in 2025 were girls23 babies
  24. #5,554RisaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1962, with 131 babies; 22 in 202522 babies
  25. #5,917Izumi“spring; fountain”20 babies
  26. #5,917YuiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 8 babies20 babies
  27. #6,116MiyokoEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Emiko19 babies
  28. #6,546KeikoEditor’s note About 1 in 95,000 US girls in the 2025 records17 babies
  29. #6,838KimikoEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Emiko16 babies
  30. #6,838NanaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #816 vs #6,838 in 202516 babies
  31. #7,133AyumiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1966, with 5 babies15 babies
  32. #7,491AyameEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -me like Esme and Salome14 babies
  33. #7,885AkaneEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1979, with 5 babies13 babies
  34. #7,885MiyukiEditor’s note About 1 in 120,000 US girls in the 2025 records13 babies
  35. #8,362AkikoEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Emiko12 babies
  36. #8,362KanaEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -na like Eliana and Luna12 babies
  37. #8,362KikoEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2006, with 5 babies12 babies
  38. #8,362TamiEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1959, with 2,741 babies; 12 in 202512 babies
  39. #9,457AzumiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2005, with 5 babies10 babies
  40. #9,457HanakoEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Emiko10 babies
  41. #9,457KamikoEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1981, with 8 babies10 babies
  42. #9,457MarikoEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Emiko10 babies
  43. #10,107AoiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1994, with 8 babies9 babies
  44. #10,107MikiEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -ki like Rikki and Suki9 babies
  45. #10,917HikariEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1993, with 8 babies8 babies
  46. #10,917MichikoEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Emiko8 babies
  47. #11,932AmikaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1972, with 8 babies7 babies
  48. #11,932KiyokoEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Emiko7 babies
  49. #11,932MegumiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 7 babies7 babies
  50. #11,932MiyuEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 6 babies7 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #628KenzoEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,740 in 2015, #628 in 2025445 babies
  2. #943KenjiEditor’s note Up from #1,406 in 2015 to #943 in 2025 in the US249 babies
  3. #2,539AkiraEditor’s note Used for both: 17% of US babies named Akira in 2025 were boys52 babies
  4. #2,641RuiEditor’s note Used for both: 83% of US babies named Rui in 2025 were boys49 babies
  5. #3,181AkioEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -io like Emilio and Antonio37 babies
  6. #3,379KojiEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -ji like Kenji and Benji34 babies
  7. #3,658KazEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -az like Boaz and Ayaz. About 1 in 57,000 US boys in the 2025 records30 babies
  8. #6,143KeiEditor’s note About 1 in 120,000 US boys in the 2025 records14 babies
  9. #6,446YukiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1986, with 9 babies13 babies
  10. #8,243KiyoshiEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -hi like Malachi and Bodhi9 babies
  11. #8,243ShoheiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 8 babies9 babies
  12. #8,243YuEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 5 babies9 babies
  13. #8,910RingoFrom the word “ring”8 babies
  14. #8,910SeijiEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ji like Kenji and Benji8 babies
  15. #9,714HikaruEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1992, with 5 babies7 babies
  16. #9,714HiroshiEditor’s note About 1 in 240,000 US boys in the 2025 records7 babies
  17. #9,714KentaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 7 babies7 babies
  18. #9,714YoshiEditor’s note About 1 in 240,000 US boys in the 2025 records7 babies
  19. #10,695KeijiEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ji like Kenji and Benji6 babies
  20. #12,008JiroEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -ro like Alejandro and Kairo5 babies
  21. #12,008KazukiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1987, with 6 babies5 babies
  22. #12,008KazuoEditor’s note About 1 in 340,000 US boys in the 2025 records5 babies
  23. #12,008NatsuEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2016, with 7 babies5 babies
  24. #12,008SubaruEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2013, with 5 babies5 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #166Naomi“my pleasantness”296 babies
  2. #221AyaEditor’s note Up from #405 in 2015 to #221 in 2025 in England & Wales212 babies
  3. #816NanaEditor’s note Used for both: 42% of England & Wales babies named Nana in 2025 were girls44 babies
  4. #951YunaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,945 in 2015, #951 in 202537 babies
  5. #1,051MariEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -ri like Amari and Zuri32 babies
  6. #1,079MiyaEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #441 in 2015, #1,079 in 202531 babies
  7. #1,229AkiraEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ra like Aurora and Lyra26 babies
  8. #1,362MasaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,362 vs #3,975 in 202523 babies
  9. #2,006KiyomiEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #764 vs #2,006 in 202514 babies
  10. #2,278MikaEditor’s note About 1 in 21,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records12 babies
  11. #2,605SakuraEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ra like Aurora and Lyra10 babies
  12. #3,333EmikoEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ko like Aiko and Kimiko7 babies
  13. #3,333MayumiEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -mi like Naomi and Remi7 babies
  14. #4,201ChikaEditor’s note About 1 in 51,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records5 babies
  15. #4,201UmeEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -me like Esme and Umme5 babies
  16. #4,201YumiEditor’s note About 1 in 51,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records5 babies
  17. #4,867EriEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -ri like Amari and Zuri4 babies
  18. #4,867SayuriEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ri like Amari and Zuri4 babies
  19. #4,867YukiEditor’s note About 1 in 63,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records4 babies
  20. #5,927AmikaEditor’s note About 1 in 84,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records3 babies
  21. #5,927AyumiEditor’s note About 1 in 84,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records3 babies
  22. #5,927KimikoEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ko like Emiko and Aiko3 babies
  23. #5,927TamiEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -mi like Naomi and Remi3 babies
  24. #5,927YuEditor’s note About 1 in 84,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records. Short and simple: 2 letters3 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #507KenzoEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,046 in 2015, #507 in 202576 babies
  2. #1,466RuiEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -ui like Loui and Lui18 babies
  3. #2,269KenjiEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #943 vs #2,269 in 202510 babies
  4. #2,664AkiraEditor’s note About 1 in 34,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records8 babies
  5. #3,684ShiroEditor’s note About 1 in 54,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records5 babies
  6. #4,275KojiEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -ji like Benji and Ayodeji4 babies
  7. #5,137AkioEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -io like Rio and Elio3 babies
  8. #5,137KeiEditor’s note About 1 in 91,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records3 babies
  9. #5,137YuEditor’s note 2 letters, ending in -yu like Ryu and Atreyu3 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Origins: Wiktionary category tags. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).