Japanese Names (with Meanings & Popularity)

Popular name in Japan, wouldn't work too well outside that culture.

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

What parent wouldn't love this meaning?

Commonly used in Japan, and so much more distinguished than Jen.

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.

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

As well as Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa, two Yankees ballplayers, Hideki Irabu and Hideki Matsui, made this name familiar to Americans.

The Japanese Rikku is familiar in the west as the name of one of the lead characters of the "Final Fantasy" video game series. Voted "hottest character," the fictional Rikku is a thief with a good sense of humor.

One of the most familiar Japanese names thanks to the first commoner to become empress of Japan and to New York Times book empress Michiko Kakutani.

Strong and vital Asian birth order name.

Could work for a blended Japanese-Irish family.

Iku is an easily assimilated Japanese name.

Closely tied to the widow of John Lennon.

Perfect for a child of Japanese Irish heritage.

Not as familiar as some other Asian imports; has a strong unisex feel.