Anime Girl Names

The childhood name of the heroine of Memoirs of a Geisha is pretty and accessible. Chiyiko is a pet form.

Unisex Japanese name used primarily for girls.

Common name in Japan primarily associated with Hitomi (Furuya), a mononymous Japanese singer.

Repetitive Japanese name with a flittering meaning.

Temari is the name of an ancient Japanese toy — embroidered balls that were used to play games and eventually became a symbol of loyal friendship. Temari is not a given name in Japan, but it was used in the Naruto series for a female character.

Noriko is most common among Gen X Japanese women, making it a dated choice in Japan.

Lovely Japanese choice that would translate well cross-culturally.

Tsuyu is the Japanese word for the plum rain, or the East Asian rainy season. It was adopted as a name for a character in the anime series My Hero Academia.

Chibi is Japanese slang for someone or something small (and typically cute). It is not used as a given name in the real world, however, a number of anime characters are named Chibi.

Ayako is a very common feminine name in Japan, where it is the name of Princess Ayako of Takamado (now Ayako Moriya), formerly of the Imperial House of Japan.

Featured in several anime series.

Kin was a popular girl name in Japan during the 18th and 19th centuries, after which it fell out of use.

Setsuna was derived from a Buddhist term meaning "split second," originally the Sanskrit word ksana. It is more popular among fictional characters than real babies.

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

Notably used on the character Namida Suzumeno in the Naruto universe. True to her name's meaning, Namida's special power involves crying.

Tenten is not a given Japanese name, but it was used for a character in the Naruto franchise.

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!

The name Drasna was created for a Pokémon character. Her name was derived from the Latin botanical name dracaena, which in turn is from drakōn, the Greek word for "dragon." Fittingly, Drasna used Dragon-type Pokémon in battle.

Depending on the kanji used, this sweet name can have links to the number three, making it perfect for a third child.

Common Japanese name among Gen X women.