Female Japanese Names

Sachi

Japanese

"child of joy"

Sachi, often short for Sachiko, was given to 25 girls in the US in a recent year. While it is technically Japanese, this short form has an unidentifiably international feel and might be a relative of…

Sachiko

Japanese

"child of joy"

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…

Sada

Hebrew variation of Sarah; also Japanese

"chaste"

The late actress Sada Thompson introduced this obscure but usable form.

Sadako

Japanese

"Child of integrity"

Best known to the West through the story of Sadako and the thousand paper cranes , which tells the story of Sadako Sasaki, this name has become synonymous with peace. Sadako was two years old when…

Sakura

Japanese

"cherry blossom"

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…

Sana

Arabic

"mountaintop, splendid, brilliant"

One of the most easily imported Arabic names.

Sayuri

Japanese

"small lily"

Sen

Japanese mythology name

Simple, Zen-like name of a mythological forest elf.

Shizuka

Japanese

"quiet summer fragrance"

Common Japanese name with a bright floral meaning.

Shizuku

Japanese

"waterdrop"

Sora

Japanese or Korean

"sky; conch shell"

A simple and pretty multicultural name: as a Japanese name, it's unisex and means "sky"; as a Korean name, it's feminine and means "conch shell".