Japanese Name for Baby Girl With Meaning

Japan is a country bursting with ancient culture and natural beauty.

From the ultra-modern and fast-paced cities to the iconic Mount Fuji and the peaceful temples and zen gardens, it's easy to see where these beautiful names have taken their inspiration from.

We've compiled a list of our favourite Japanese girl names, along with their meanings to help inspire you! With 162 beautiful names to choose from, we're sure that you won't be disappointed.

Beautiful Japanese Baby Names

Looking for a name that conveys beauty? From Aika to Youko these baby names not only sound beautiful, but they mean beautiful too!

1.Aika - This cute girls name means "love song".

2.Aimi - Japanese name meaning "love, beauty".

3.Aina - Japanese name meaning "beautiful eyed woman".

4.Akemi - This Japanese name means "bright beautiful".

5.Anzu - Japanese name meaning "sweet child".

6.Asami - Japanese name meaning "morning beauty".

7.Emika - This elegant name means "blessed beautiful child".

8.Emiko - Japanese name meaning "prosperous and beautiful child".

9.Harumi - Japanese name meaning "spring, beauty".

10.Hayami - This unique Japanese name means "rare beauty".

11.Katsumi - Japanese name meaning "victorious beauty".

12.Kayo - Japanese name meaning "beautiful generation".

13.Keon - Japanese name meaning "pure beauty".

14.Kirika - Japanese name meaning "natural beauty".

15.Kumi - Japanese name meaning "forever beautiful".

16.Kumiko - This cute Japanese name means "forever beautiful".

17.Makaira - This beautiful Japanese name means "one who brings happiness".

18.Mami - Japanese name meaning "true beauty".

19.Mana - Japanese name meaning "affection".

20.Manami - Japanese name meaning "beautiful love".

21.Masami - Japanese baby girl name meaning "one who will become beautiful".

22.Masumi - Japanese name meaning "a woman of true purity and beautiful".

23.Mayumi - Japanese name meaning "true gentle beauty".

24.Megumi - Japanese name meaning "blessing or love".

25.Misa - Japanese name meaning "beautiful bloom".

26.Miyoko - Japanese name meaning "beautiful child of the generations".

27.Miyu - Japanese name meaning "beautiful moon or beautiful kindness".

28.Ohta - Japanese name meaning "pure".

29.Suki - This Japanese name has a beautiful meaning, "loved one".

30.Sumiko - Japanese name meaning "she is a beautiful child of goodness".

31.Tamika - This sweet name means "a child of great beauty".

32.Yoshiko - Japanese name meaning "beautiful child".

33.Youko - Japanese name meaning "sunshine child or beautiful child".

Short Japanese Names For Girls

If you're looking for a name which is short and sweet then you'll love these pretty three-letter names.

34.Aki - Japanese name meaning "autumn, bright".

35.Ami - This sweet name means "Asia beautiful".

36.Aoi - Japanese name meaning "reliance on the cherry blossoms".

37.Asa - Japanese name meaning "born in the morning".

38.Aya - Japanese name meaning "colourful".

39.Cho - Japanese name meaning "butterfly".

40.Dai - This unique Japanese girls name means "to shine" and is pronounced dah-ee.

41.Emi - This super sweet Japanese name means "beautiful smile".

42.Ena - This short and sweet Japanese name means "gift from God".

43.Gen - Japanese name meaning "spring".

44.Iwa - Japanese name meaning "rock".

45.Kei - Japanese name meaning "blessing".

46.Kin - Japanese name meaning "golden".

47.Ko - Japanese name meaning "baby".

48.Mai - Japanese girls name meaning "coyote", the perfect name for little fighters.

49.Mio - This sweet name means "beautiful cherry blossom".

50.Noa - Japanese name meaning "love and affection".

51.Oki - Japanese name meaning "the champion in all fields, a master".

52.Rai - Japanese name meaning "gratitude".

53.Ren - Japanese baby girls name meaning "lotus" and is also the Buddhist symbol of perfection.

54.Rio - Japanese name meaning "cherry blossom".

55.Umi - Japanese name meaning "ocean".

56.Yua - Japanese name meaning "binding love and affection".

57.Yui - This short and sweet Japanese name mean "love, gentleness".

58.Zen - This beautifully simple Japanese name means "peace"

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Flower Baby Names

These Japanese girl names meaning flower are pretty as a petal.

59.Akahana - Japanese name meaning "bright red flower".

60.Akina - Japanese name meaning "spring flower".

61.Ayaka - Japanese name meaning "a coloured flower".

62.Chika - Japanese name meaning "scattered flowers".

63.Hana - Japanese girls name meaning "flower".

64.Hanako - Japanese name meaning "flower, blossom".

65.Ichika - Japanese name meaning "one thousand flowers".

66.Izumi - Japanese name meaning "spring or fountain".

67.Kohanna - Japanese name meaning "little flower".

68.Miki - Japanese name meaning "flower stem".

69.Misaki - Japanese name meaning "beautiful blossom".

70.Momoka - Japanese name meaning "hundreds of flowers".

71.Namika - Japanese name meaning "flower of the wave".

72.Nara - This adorable Japanese name means "flower from heaven".

73.Risa - This Japanese baby name means "growing flowers at home".

74.Sayuri - This pretty name means "a flower".

75.Sumire - Japanese name meaning "lovely violet".

76.Yuri - Japanese name meaning "lily flower".

77.Yuuka - Japanese name meaning "excellent flower".

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Nature Japanese Girl Names

These Japanese girl names not only sound cute but they all have beautiful meanings. If you're a lover of the natural world then you'll love these nature inspired names.

78.Haru - This sweet name means "light, spring".

79.Kairy - Japanese name meaning "sea".

80.Kameko - Japanese name meaning "tortoise child".

81.Kazue - Japanese name meaning "branch".

82.Kosuke - Japanese name meaning "rising sun".

83.Kozue - Japanese name meaning "tree".

84.Kuma - This sweet name means "bear".

85.Natsumi - Japanese name meaning "summer beauty".

86.Mamiko - Japanese name meaning "daughter of the sea".

87.Miku - Japanese name meaning "beautiful sky".

88.Mitsuki - Japanese name meaning "beautiful moon".

89.Miyuki - Japanese name meaning "snow".

90.Momo - This trendy Japanese name means "peach".

91.Morie - Japanese name meaning "beach or bay".

92.Morika - Japanese name meaning "a fragrance of the forest".

93.Nanami - Japanese name meaning "seven seas".

94.Sora - Japanese name meaning "she is like the sky".

95.Taki - Japanese name meaning "waterfall".

96.Youko - Japanese name meaning "sunshine".

Japanese Names With I

Discover the perfect name for your baby girl with our collection of Japanese girl names ending with the letter I.

97.Akari - Japanese name meaning "red pear tree".

98.Himari - Japanese name meaning "home of light and love".

99.Hoshi - Japanese name meaning "star".

100.Ishi - Japanese name meaning "stone".

101.Kairi - This beautiful girls name means "ocean village".

102.Kaori - Japanese name meaning "the rope of the bird snares".

103.Kazumi -Japanese name meaning "beautiful harmony".

104.Keomi - This Japanese name means "smiling".

105.Kiki - Japanese name meaning "double happiness".

106.Kimi - Japanese name meaning "righteous or beautiful story".

107.Kishi - Japanese name meaning "happy and long life" and is pronounced kee-shee.

108.Minori - Japanese name meaning "Love of the full moon or full of love".

109.Nori - This cute girls name means "belief".

110.Nozomi - Japanese name meaning "hopeful truth or hopeful heart".

111.Okimi - This lovely Japanese girl name means "bright shining light".

112.Rini - This cute baby name means "one who is like a little sweet bunny".

113.Ruri - Japanese name meaning "emerald".

114.Tori - This Japanese girls name meaning "bird" is a variation of the English name Victoria.

115.Yoshi -  Japanese name meaning "good or respectful".

Popular Japanese Girl Names

From Akira to Kiaria, these popular Japanese names are all the rage and we can see why!

116.Akira - Japanese girls name meaning "intelligent". This name became popular for its use in Manga and video games.

117.Amaya - Japanese name meaning "night rain". This sweet name can also be shortened to Maya.

118.Hina - Japanese name meaning "good vegetables".

119.Ichika - Japanese name meaning "one summer".

120.Katana - Japanese name meaning "honourable".

121.Kiaria - Japanese name meaning "fortunate".

122.Koharu - This popular Japanese name means "little sun".

123.Niko - Japanese name meaning "two lakes".

124.Sakura - This traditional Japanese girls name means "cherry blossom".

125.Sara - Japanese name meaning "vivid blossom", pronounced sah-rah.

126.Taya - Japanese girls name meaning "young".

Powerful Japanese Names

Want to raise a strong, independent little warrior? Why not choose a name that conveys wisdom and strength.

127.Chie - Japanese name meaning "wisdom".

128.Danuja - Japanese name meaning "ruler".

129.Hekima - Japanese name meaning "wisdom".

130.Hiroko - Japanese name meaning "rich child".

131.Japana - This unique baby name means "ambitious".

132.Kamiko - Japanese name meaning "superior child".

133.Kata - Japanese name meaning "worthy".

134. Katsu - Japanese name meaning "victorious".

135.Keina - Japanese name meaning "prosperity".

136.Kokoro - Japanese name meaning "soul".

137.Michi - Japanese name meaning "the upright path".

138.Mirai - Japanese name meaning "future".

139.Seina - Japanese name meaning "rising star" and is pronounced sey-naa.

140.Takara - This unique name means "treasure".

Girls Japanese Names Ending In O

You'll love our picks of some of the prettiest Japanese names ending in O.

141.Akiko - If you have an autumn baby then this a lovely choice, meaning "bright, autumn child".

142.Chihiro- Japanese name meaning "thousand springs".

143.Chiyo - This pretty Japanese name means "one thousand generations" and is common in pop culture.

144.Etsuko - Japanese name meaning "joyful child".

145.Haruko - Japanese name meaning "spring child".

146.Hoshiko - Japanese name meaning "star child".

147.Junko - Japanese name meaning "sincere child".

148.Kameko - This Japanese name symbolises long life and means "turtle".

149.Kiko - Japanese name meaning "hope".

150.Kimiko - Japanese name meaning "valuable child".

151.Kiyo - Japanese name meaning "pure or holy".

152.Koko - This little girls name means "stork".

153.Maeko - Japanese name meaning "the child of truth".

154.Miyo - Japanese name meaning "a beautiful and charming child".

155.Moriko - Japanese name meaning "a child that hails from the forest".

156.Nariko - Japanese name meaning "a gentle or wolf child".

157.Noriko - Japanese name meaning "cool kid".

158.Reiko - Japanese name meaning "the thankful child".

159.Sachiko - This popular Japanese name means "the child of good luck and happiness".

160.Setsuko - This Japanese baby name means "melody".

161.Shizuko - Japanese name meaning "quiet child".

162.Tomoko- Japanese name meaning "friendly child or wise child".

Japanese Name for Baby Girl With Meaning

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