Anime Cat Names

A redhead supporting hero in Naruto, whose name refers to the greater good he contributes to even after his death.

Featured in several anime series, including Black Clover and To Love-Ru.

Calming Japanese choice.

An auspicious name for a first-born son with Japanese heritage. Some may be familiar with the name Yuichi from the anime series Kanon.

Yuji is among the most common male names in Japan, in part due to its positive meaning. Americans may recognize it from the anime series Jujustu Kaisen as the name of the humanistic and compassionate protagonist.

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, Rika. In practice, men who bear this name use the kanji meaning "gentle."

Cute and nicknamey girl name with a great meaning to boot.

Dynamic name of Naruto villain Zabuza Momochi, also known as Demon of the Hidden Mist.

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.

Many emotional, virtuous word names are coming back into style, but Happy feels unlikely to be revived. This could be because it doesn't have a solid history of being popularly used (in comparison to Joy) and because it's such a familiarly used word in day to day life (unlike Valor).

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 unlikely to find many baby Zetsus in the US either.

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

Akatsuki has never been particularly common for boys in Japan, but it was used in Naruto as the name of a criminal organization.

Appropriately used for anime antagonists, not human babies.

Nice baby name with a devilish meaning.

Commonly associated with the Japanese beverage company Asahi, which produces a beer by the same name.

More common as a dog name than a baby name for now, but that hasn't stopped Milo and Rex rising back up the charts! Lovers of edgy o-ending names like Otto, Arlo and Cosmo might like this starry-eyed possibility.

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."

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.