International Baby Names
Japanese Names
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Inori
Japanese
"prayer"
A sweet and dainty name with a spiritual meaning, "inori" is the Japanese word for "prayer" and is occasionally used as a female name. It appears in the 2025 anime series Medalist , about a young…
Ishi
Japanese
"stone"
Connotes a strong, solid character.
Hina
Japanese
"chick"
Izumi
Japanese
"spring fountain"
Seen as both a given name and a surname in Japan. There was a Princess Izumi in eighth-century Japan, forbidden from marriage as her older sisters had already been paired off with the Emperor's sons.
Junko
Japanese
"pure or obedient child"
Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first to reach the summits of the tallest peaks on all seven continents.
Atsuko
Japanese
"warm child; sincere child; honest child"
Kairi
Japanese
"sea"
Kairi is the name of the main female character in the popular role-playing video game series, Kingdom Hearts . Voiced by Hayden Panettiere in the main series, Kairi is one of the seven Princesses of…
Kanako
Japanese
Kanako was most common in Japan during the late '70s and early '80s, but it sounds fresh to American ears.
Akita
Japanese place name
"field of rice"
Also a dog breed
Kaori
Japanese
"smell, fragrance"
Kaori is a Japanese girls' name once largely unknown but brought into the spotlight by celebrity couple Eniko and Kevin Hart, who gave it to their daughter in 2020. Kaori is easily translated in the…
Katana
Persian or Japanese
"honorable or sword"
Katana is a male name in Old Persian and a well-used word in Japanese, but as a girls' name is these days found more often as Kitana, the name of a princess in the video game Mortal Kombat II.
Katsuhiko
Japanese
"victorious prince"
A handsome Japanese name with a sharp, bouncy sound. Katsuhiko's meaning will vary based on the kanji used to write it, but the most common spelling consists of the characters for "to win" or "to…
Katori
Japanese
"beautiful jasmine girl"
Streamlined and sleek Japanese name with a sweet, fragrant meaning.
Katsu
Japanese
"victory"
As well as meaning victory, the name Katsu is strongly associated with heroism and masculinity.
Kazuo
Japanese
"first son; harmonious man"
A familiar choice in Japan, Kazuo is known more globally due to award winning writer, Kazuo Ishiguro, whose works include Never Let Me Go , The Remains of the Day , and Klara and the Sun . He won the…
Keiji
Japanese
"lead cautiously; good history"
Haruto
Japanese
"a person born in the spring"
Common Japanese choice for boys born in the Spring.
Harumi
Japanese
"beautiful spring; clear weather"
Sweet and springy Japanese name.
Asami
Japanese
"beautiful hemp"
Haruki
Japanese
"spring tree"
Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, well known in the U. S. , might inspire some namesakes. Haruki is a popular Japanese name meaning spring tree or bright tree, a lovely nature meaning combined with…