Japanese Boy Names that I like

Akira is a popular Japanese name for both sexes that's migrated to the West because of its appearance in manga and video games. Akiro is a related name popular for boys.

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, well known in the U. S. , might inspire some namesakes.

Several artistic Hiroshis make this one of the more plausible Japanese imports.

Ichiro is a good classic choice for the first boy in a Japanese family.

One of several Japanese names that refer to a child's place in the family birth order. Kenji has attracted notice in the US as the name of The Food Lab chef, James Kenji López-Alt, know simply as Kenji.

A word in the Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee dialects of the Lakota Sioux language, meaning "friend" or "ally", used for one of the main characters in the movie Brother Bear. Also a common Japanese surname or a respelling of the musical name Coda.

A very popular name for boys, also used for girls, in Japan, most familiar in the West as half of cartoon's "Ren and Stimpy," and as the hero in both the original and updated versions of "Footloose."

Interesting name with a cool, upbeat sound.

Well used in Japan, appreciated for its powerful meaning.