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Anime Girl Names

  1. Saki

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "hope blossom"

    • Description:

      Common botanical choice in Japan.
  2. Chiyo

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "thousand generations"

    • Description:

      The childhood name of the heroine of Memoirs of a Geisha is pretty and accessible. Chiyiko is a pet form.
  3. Umeko

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "plum-blossom child, patient"

    • Description:

      Unfamiliar Asian choice that can work for a parent in search of something really different.
  4. Lita

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Roselita, Lolita, Carmelita, etc

    • Description:

      Vivacious but lightweight.
  5. Naru

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "to become"

    • Description:

      Featured in several anime series.
  6. Akane

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "deep red"

    • Description:

      A popular choice right now in Japan, where it recently ranked in the Top 10.
  7. Yui

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "superior garment"

    • Description:

      Very popular girls' name in Japan not quite as easy to transport westward as the also-popular Rin.
  8. Maiko

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "dance child"

    • Description:

      Commonly borne by Gen X women in Japan.
  9. Rini

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "little bunny"

    • Description:

      Cute Japanese name with a nickname to match. Rini was used in the Sailor Moon series.
  10. Dai

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "to shine"

    • Description:

      Pronunciation would not be obvious to Americans.
  11. Sachiko

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "child of joy"

    • Description:

      Sachiko was one of the first Japanese names familiar to Americans when it was used in the 1950s by actress Shirley Maclaine for her daughter, called the adorable short form Sachi. While Sachiko does not rank on the US Social Security baby names list, Sachi was given to 25 girls in the most recent year counted.
  12. Keiko

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "happy child"

    • Description:

      Japanese classic with optimistic meaning.
  13. Sakura

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "cherry blossom"

    • Description:

      Lovely Japanese name that would certainly be appreciated in Europe and the U.S. It was rarely used in Japan until the 1990s, and draws its current popularity from the fact that it is deeply connected to Japanese traditional culture without sounding frumpy and old-fashioned.
  14. Kyoka

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "mirror; fragrant flower"

    • Description:

      Kyōka Izumi was a 19th-century surrealist author. He was a man, but a female character in the anime series Bungo Stray Dogs was named after him in full.
  15. Michiru

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "fulfill; complete; mature"

    • Description:

      Unisex Japanese name used primarily for girls.
  16. Flannery

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "descendant of Flannghal"

    • Description:

      Long before the vogue of using Irish surnames for girls, writer Flannery O'Connor gave this one some visibility. It has a warm (flannelly) feel and the currently popular three-syllable ee-ending sound.
  17. Maki

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "true"

    • Description:

      Popular name in Japan in its own right, but also as a nickname for Miyako or Makiko.
  18. Yumiko

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "arrow child"

    • Description:

      A vibrant Japanese name with an adventurous meaning, Yumiko is a popular name in Japan. It has a range of meanings, including "arrow child", "permeance and beauty child", and "evening beauty child".
  19. Ochako

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "tea child"

    • Description:

      Ochako Uraraka — also written as Ochaco — is a character in the anime series My Hero Academia.
  20. Misa

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "beautiful happiness; sea and sand"

    • Description:

      Common choice for anime characters.