Anime Names

An extremely common Japanese name, especially among women.

Akari is a gender-neutral Japanese name used fairly evenly between the sexes in the US.

Common name among Japanese men that can be written with a variety of kanji, giving it different meanings.

Koji, also written as Kōji, is a common name among men in Japan. It is also featured as a character name in many anime series.

Kinoko Komori is a character in the anime series My Hero Academia. Appropriately, one of her primary interests is mushrooms.

Kiba means "fang" in Japanese, and while not a common name for boys in Japan, it's popped up multiple times for fictional characters. Kiba Inuzuka is a Naruto character with a strong attachment to his dog.

Popular choice for female anime characters.

A redhead supporting hero in Naruto, whose name refers to the greater good he contributes to even after his death.

Japanese word for "scarecrow" that is used as a name in Howl's Moving Castle and Naruto.

Yuta Okkotsu is a major character in the anime series Jujutsu Kaisen. The kanji used in the Japanese manga give his name the meaning "grief," in reference to the loss of his dear childhood friend, Rika. In practice, men who bear this name use the kanji meaning "gentle."

Historia originated as a Greek term and is the basis for the word "history" in many languages, including English and Spanish. It is used as a name for the character Historia Reiss in the anime series Attack on Titan.

Older Japanese name given new life in the anime series One Piece.

As well as meaning victory, the name Katsu is strongly associated with heroism and masculinity.

Electrifying Japanese name.

Like many single-syllable R names right now, Raye is on the rise.

Strong Japanese unisex choice. Dragons are a symbol of power in Japan.

Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, "The Tale of Princess Kaguya," is a Japanese folk story, also called "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter." In the story, a bamboo cutter finds a baby girl from the moon nestled in a glowing bamboo stalk. Her name is Kaguya, meaning "shining."

Dynamic name of Naruto villain Zabuza Momochi, also known as Demon of the Hidden Mist.

Notably used for characters in Spirited Away and Naruto.

Masculine Japanese name and surname. The anime series My Hero Academia features a character named Katsuki Bakugo, whose given name is written in kanji that mean "to win" and "self."