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Beautiful Japanese girl names

  1. Anzu

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "apricot"

    • Description:

      A representative Japanese name with a meaning symbolizing ripeness.
  2. Sayuri

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "small lily"
  3. Aoi

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "bluish"

    • Description:

      A very popular girls' name in Japan with an unfortunate English pronunciation: picture a toddler with a hurt knee saying "owee."
  4. Akemi

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "bright beauty"
  5. Maki

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "true"

    • Description:

      Popular name in Japan in its own right, but also as a nickname for Miyako or Makiko.
  6. Eri

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "loving reason; blessing + reason; hometown blessing; picture + pear"

    • Description:

      Short and sweet Eri is a common female name in Japan that could cross cultures quite easily.
  7. Aki

    • Origin:

      Japanese; Finnish

    • Meaning:

      "born in the autumn; ancestor"

    • Description:

      Aki is a simple international name from two wildly divergent cultures.
  8. Haruka

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "distant; spring flower"

    • Description:

      An extremely common Japanese name, especially among women.
  9. Chiaki

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "one thousand autumns"

    • Description:

      Maybe if you really love Autumn.
  10. Yumi

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "archery bow"

    • Description:

      This Japanese name is easily accessible to English speakers, and has a cool archery meaning. It first made the US charts in 1960, and was given to under 47 girls in 2022: still rare, but more popular than it's ever been before.
  11. Nana

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Anna and Nancy; also Hawaiian

    • Meaning:

      "spring"

    • Description:

      To most English speakers, Nana is the dog in Peter Pan, the daughter played by Emma Stone in Crazy Stupid Love, and another name for Grandma.
  12. Kana

    • Description:

      Kana is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins. In Japanese, Kana (かな) refers to the Japanese syllabic writing system and can mean 'powerful' or 'one who possesses capabilities.' In Hawaiian, it means 'goddess of the moon.' The name also appears in various other cultures: it has Sanskrit roots meaning 'youngest' and exists in Finnish as a variant of Kaarina. Kana's brevity and melodic quality make it appealing cross-culturally. The name has gained moderate international recognition while remaining distinctive. Its simplicity allows for easy pronunciation across languages, contributing to its global appeal. Kana embodies different virtues depending on the cultural context, from strength to celestial beauty.

  13. Ayumi

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "walking beauty; sweetfish"
  14. Hina

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "chick"
  15. Himawari

    • Origin:

      Japanese word name

    • Meaning:

      "sunflower"

    • Description:

      Himawari is the Japanese word for sunflower and modern word name. The most famous bearer is Himawari Akaho, a silver-medal-winning basketball player from Japan. Himawari is more frequently used as a character name, as in Himawari Uzumaki from Naruto and the anime series Himawari!
  16. Hikari

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "light"

    • Description:

      Light, bright unisex name. Hikari is more popular for girls in Japan these days.
  17. Chiharu

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "one thousand springs"
  18. Manami

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "ocean"

    • Description:

      Like many Japanese names, Manami has several possible meanings. This sea-themed one is very appealing.
  19. Ayane

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "color and design; sound"
  20. Misaki

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "beautiful blossom; cape"