Japanese Names: Beautiful First Names for Girls and Boys

Japanese names are rather rare in Europe, often only if one parent comes from Japan. In some cases, however, a preference for anime, manga, video games or Asian music is also decisive for an unusual choice of name.

Translate kanji characters accurately

In addition, the Japanese or Chinese writing system plays an important role: You should find out more about the so-called kanji characters, as they have a different meaning depending on how they are written. Here we show you beautiful and unusual Japanese names for girls and boys.

Japanese names for girls

1. Aiko
2. Emi
3. haruka
4. hana
5. bara
6. kasumi
7. May
8. sakura
9. Yuna
10. Yoko

Japanese names for boys

1. Akira
2. Akihito
3. daisuke
4. ken
5. ryu
6. Shigeru
7. shin
8. takeo
9. taro
10. Yukio