Cat Names · Pet Names
By Brynn McKeon · Updated September 2026
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"wing"
Japanese name featured regularly in anime and manga.
"rainy season"
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 .
"plum-blossom child, patient"
Unfamiliar Asian choice that can work for a parent in search of something really different.
"rabbit"
Seen as a name for this first time in the anime Sailor Moon .
"increasing boy"
A redhead supporting hero in Naruto , whose name refers to the greater good he contributes to even after his death.
"dark"
Featured in several anime series, including Black Clover and To Love-Ru .
"peaceful, quiet"
Calming Japanese choice.
"brave first-born son"
An auspicious name for a first-born son with Japanese heritage. Some may be familiar with the name Yuichi from the anime series Kanon .
"grief; gentle"
Yuta Okkotsu is a major character in the anime series Jujutsu Kaisen . The kanji used in the Japanese manga give his name the meaning "grief," in reference to the loss of his dear childhood friend,…
"gentle friend; dream friend"
Cute and nicknamey girl name with a great meaning to boot.
"never cut twice"
Dynamic name of Naruto villain Zabuza Momochi, also known as Demon of the Hidden Mist.
"cruel"
Zankoku has two ties to anime: as a character in Naruto and in the song Zankoku na tenshi no tēze (A Cruel Angel's Thesis), which was used as the theme song for the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion .
"tongue"
Zetsu is a monstrous character name from the Naruto anime and manga series. It's not used as a baby name in Japan, where it literally means "tongue." We like its zippy sound but admit that you're…
"dawn; daybreak"
Akatsuki has never been particularly common for boys in Japan, but it was used in Naruto as the name of a criminal organization.
"evil"
Appropriately used for anime antagonists, not human babies.
"devil, demon"
Nice baby name with a devilish meaning.
"tomorrow truth"
This name can have many different meanings depending the kanji used to write it. The Naruto character Asuma Sarutobi writes his name with kanji meaning "tomorrow truth."
"color + child; peaceful night child; writings + child"
Ayako is a very common feminine name in Japan, where it is the name of Princess Ayako of Takamado (now Ayako Moriya), formerly of the Imperial House of Japan.
Best known as the name of a chimpanzee living in the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University.
"bolt"
Boruto is not a given name in Japan, but it was used for Naruto's son in the Naruto franchise. The name is based off of the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "bolt."
