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Japanese baby names & name inspiration

A romanized spelling does not identify the characters or meaning of a Japanese name. Choose and verify those separately with a knowledgeable speaker.

A starting point for your own conversations.

These 52 spellings form a small editorial selection for browsing. A name can appear in several language selections, and a shared spelling does not guarantee the same sound or cultural history. Ask speakers in your own community before making a final choice.

We keep language suggestions separate from etymology and national statistics. Any U.S. figures on a name page stay U.S. figures; a Japanese filter does not turn them into a local popularity ranking.

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Aoi

3 letters · Meaning not documented

Japanese

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Hana

4 letters · Meaning not documented

Arabic · Croatian

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Haruto

6 letters · Meaning not documented

Japanese

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Mei

3 letters · Meaning not documented

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Minato

6 letters · Meaning not documented

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Ren

3 letters · Meaning not documented

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Riku

4 letters · Meaning not documented

Finnish · Japanese

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Rin

3 letters · Meaning not documented

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Sakura

6 letters · Meaning not documented

Indonesian · Japanese

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Sota

4 letters · Meaning not documented

Japanese

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Yui

3 letters · Meaning not documented

Japanese

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Yuto

4 letters · Meaning not documented

Japanese

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あすか

3 letters · Meaning not documented

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くみ子

3 letters · Meaning not documented

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さゆり

3 letters · Meaning not documented

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七夏

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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京助

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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亮介

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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修平

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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健一

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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加奈

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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千代

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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和也

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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太一

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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太郎

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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康弘

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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拓真

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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明美

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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春香

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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智也

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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桃子

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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洋介

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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涼平

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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直人

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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直子

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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直樹

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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真綾

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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知実

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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篤司

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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結衣

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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美加子

3 letters · Meaning not documented

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翔太

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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聡太郎

3 letters · Meaning not documented

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花子

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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英樹

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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裕太

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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裕樹

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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裕美子

3 letters · Meaning not documented

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里佳

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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陽一

2 letters · Meaning not documented

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陽子

2 letters · Meaning not documented

Japanese

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香織

2 letters · Meaning not documented

Japanese

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Save a few spellings that interest you, then try them in the full-name studio. Keep the accents and the family-name order you intend to use. Compare real spoken versions with family or trusted speakers rather than treating the appearance of a name as pronunciation guidance.

Names in an original script may need a separate spelling decision. This initial catalogue focuses on Latin-script forms; it does not automatically determine original characters, transliteration, legal acceptance or meaning.

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