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Anime Cat Names

  1. Shikamaru

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "as a deer"

    • Description:

      Shikamaru Nara is one of the most popular characters from Naruto, although this has not translated to any American or many Japanese babies being given the name.
  2. Takashi

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "noble; prosperous; venerable"

    • Description:

      Common Japanese name associated with contemporary artist Takashi Murakami.
  3. Ryuu

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "dragon"

    • Description:

      An auspicious choice connected to dragons. English speakers will have difficulty pronouncing this name in Japanese — it's all one syllable, with barely any emphasis on the R sound.
  4. Chouko

    • Origin:

      Variation of Choko, Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "butterfly child"

    • Description:

      A more unusual romaji spelling of Choko.
  5. Osamu

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "discipline; logic; reign"

    • Description:

      Historically common Japanese name associated with animator Osamu Tezuka, considered "The Godfather of Manga."
  6. Kuro

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "ninth son; black"

    • Description:

      Traditionally given to the ninth-born son, which is a rarity nowadays.
  7. Michiaki

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "bright path, autumn path"

    • Description:

      Featured as a character name in several anime series.
  8. Mayu

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "genuine excellence; cocoon"

    • Description:

      Common Japanese name with a pleasant meaning, no matter how you write it.
  9. Usagi

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "rabbit"

    • Description:

      Seen as a name for this first time in the anime Sailor Moon.
  10. Jinbe

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "whale-shark"

    • Description:

      Jinbe, also called Jinbei or Jimbei is a whale-like character in the anime series One Piece. His name comes from the word jinbei-zame, "whale-shark."
  11. Noriko

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "rule child; benevolent child"

    • Description:

      Noriko is most common among Gen X Japanese women, making it a dated choice in Japan.
  12. Shikadai

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "deer holder"

    • Description:

      Rare name from the Naruto series. Shikadai shares a name prefix with his father, Shikamaru.
  13. Sasori

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "scorpion"

    • Description:

      The only bearers of this name are fictional, such as the Naruto character Sasori of the Red Sand.
  14. Kamiko

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "fragrant ocean child"

    • Description:

      Popular choice for female anime characters.
  15. Motoko

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "resourceful child"

    • Description:

      Motoko Kusanagi, perhaps the best known association to the name, is a character from the sci-fi anime and manga series The Ghost in the Shell. She's a strong, wise, and independent cyborg who appears as a young woman.
  16. Toshiro

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "bright and sagacious; agile son"

    • Description:

      White-haired hero of the manga and anime series Bleach.
  17. Brawly

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "aggressive"

    • Description:

      With words like Rowdy and Breaker transforming into baby names, it's only a matter of time before Brawly makes the list as well.
  18. Akane

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "deep red"

    • Description:

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

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "a moment, an instant"

    • Description:

      Setsuna was derived from a Buddhist term meaning "split second," originally the Sanskrit word ksana. It is more popular among fictional characters than real babies.
  20. Tsuyu

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "rainy season"

    • Description:

      Tsuyu is the Japanese word for the plum rain, or the East Asian rainy season. It was adopted as a name for a character in the anime series My Hero Academia.