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

Akane

Akari

Asahi

Ayame

Many things to many peoples: a flower name, also spelled Hanae, to the Japanese; a Czech and Polish short form of Johana; and an alternate form of the biblical name Hannah in the US. It also means "craft, work" in Hawaiian and "glow" in Maori.

Hana

Hakaze

Hane

Haru

Haruka

Hibana

Hikari

Himawari

Hime

Hina

Hinata

Hitomi

Hiyori

Izumi

No - not a creative spelling of Katy. This name, which can be used for boys or girls, means maple tree. Kaede is unusual in Japan although it has been gaining more popularity after it has been used for several anime and manga characters. 

Kaede

Kaori is a Japanese girls' name once largely unknown but brought into the spotlight by celebrity couple Eniko and Kevin Hart, who gave it to their daughter in 2020. Kaori is easily translated in the Western World; it's got a rhythmic sound and a familiar feel, maybe since it's similar to Maori, the name of the people and language of New Zealand. But the correct pronunciation is kow-ree.

Kaori

Kasumi

Koharu

Kokoro

Kotori

Koyuki

Kozue

Kurumi

Attractive but slight Asian alternative, with a 1970s nickname feel. 

Miki

Miko

Mio is a lovely Japanese <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">name for girls</a> that has migrated beyond its native country.  One Berry reports several young girls named Mio in Australia, and the name has potential in the rest of the English-speaking world for parents who want to move beyond Mia and Maya.

Madoka

Matsuri

Mayu

Minami

Mirai

Misaki

Miyabi

Miyuki

Momiji

Momo

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

Nana

Nagisa

Nami

Otome

Naming babies after precious gems as a protection against evil spirits is an ancient Japanese tradition. 

Ruri

Lovely Japanese name that would certainly be appreciated in Europe and the U.S. It was rarely used in Japan until the 1990s, and draws its current popularity from the fact that it is deeply connected to Japanese traditional culture without sounding frumpy and old-fashioned.

Sakura

Shion

A simple and pretty multicultural name: as a Japanese name, it's unisex and means "sky"; as a Korean name, it's feminine and means "conch shell".

Sora

Saho

Sayuri

Shizuka

Shizuku

Sumomo

Suzuran

Tamaki

Tsubaki

Tsubasa

Medieval name that still hasn't crossed the ocean, known here primarily via actress/teacher Uta Hagen. 

Ushio

An appealing Asian name with a nickname feel. 

Yuki

Yume

Yuri

Yuuhi

Soruru's list "Japanese Word Names (Girls)" of 69 great name ideas: Aoi - Yuuhi!

Japanese Word Names (Girls)

Popular and unusual names (mostly given to girls) that are actual words in Japanese and have a set meaning.