Most of the names of women known in early Japan are not the actual names of the women in question.

Most common male names japan. From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia. Top 09 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Gate Japanese names of characters from Slam Dunk Japanese names of characters from Sword Art Online Japanese names of characters from Havent You Heard.

Names using the kanji 悠 shot into the names ranking. Therere a lot of bold auspicious imagery at play in the boys list with numerous mentions of flying high in the sky and allusions to physical strength. One name that really stands out from the rest though is Ren which is one of the few Japanese male names with a floral theme though it still has a strong masculine sound to it.

The most common male Japanese name is Hiroshi Sato. 102 行 First names Rank Numbers Percent First names 1 25 091 Yuka 1 13 047 Yuki 2 23 083.

The first kanji sai 斉 can be used to refer to a meal taken by monks and priests but in broader terms it conveys an image of purity and divine worship. CategoryJapanese unisex given names. Luckily れい Rei is a common nickname for female names like れいか Reika and male names like れいじ Reiji that makes a decent approximation to the name Ray despite the spelling.

Most popular Japanese boys names from 2012. Japanese names of characters from Steins. The second character tō 藤 pronounced with a long oh can also be read as fuji and means wisteria.

CategoryJapanese masculine given names. Sei Shōnagon for example the author of Makura no Sōshi The Pillow Book and other writings is known by the Chinese pronunciation of the first kanji in her familys name Kiyowara and a court-title sobriquet.