Japanese Girl Names by ViVi

Well-used in Japan, this name refers to the suzu, a tiny metal bell often placed in a silk charm bag and attached to a girl's undergarment so that a lovely tinkling sound is heard as she moves, and originally thought to frighten demons.

A lovely Japanese alternative to Tamara.

Two similarly delicate names, Tamako and Tamaki, can be found in the Japanese community.

Japanese name with a special crossover/creative touch via its association with the colorful paintings of acclaimed Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo.

Taya has recently jumped into the mainstream name pool, perhaps because of kinship with Maya and Kaya. After five years outside the US Top 1000, it reentered in 2015.

Tazu has a certain snazzy appeal.

Tetsu is a female name with an unusually strong and powerful meaning. It sounds spunky and cute too.

Unfamiliar Asian choice that can work for a parent in search of something really different.

There are many in Japan, but for most Americans there's only one Yoko.

An appealing, usable Japanese choice, since there are so many familiar ori/ory-ending Western names.

Very popular girls' name in Japan not quite as easy to transport westward as the also-popular Rin.