Choosing a Japanese boy name for your new arrival can be the perfect opportunity to reflect his Japanese heritage and honor your culture. There are also an abundance of choices for name ideas with rich meanings behind them.
One Japanese boy name — Kai — has been in the top 100 baby boy names for the last five years, according to the Social Security Administration. It has steadily been climbing up the list for the last 20 years. The most recent top baby names list has it at No. 61.
A bonus of choosing a Japanese name is that it will likely stand out as being unique. In a classroom filled with Olivers and Noahs, a Riku or a Haru likely won't have to use a last name initial to distinguish himself from a friend.
Some prominent figures with Japanese boy names include filmmaker Hiro Murai, a producer behind critically-acclaimed TV series "The Bear," historian Yuji Ichioka, "Heroes" actor Masayori “Masi” Oka, and Hawaiian Senator Sanji Abe, who was the first Japanese-American to be elected to that body.
130 Japanese Boy Names
There are so many wonderful Japanese boy names to choose from. This list of 130 names will help narrow it down.
- Chikao
- Daiki
- Goro
- Hachirou
- Kazuya
- Katzu
- Shin
- Sanji
- Takuma
- Yudai
- Keitaro
- Daijiro
- Fuji
- Botan
- Hideki
- Habiki
- Kazuhito
- Keisuke
- Raiden
- Seiji
- Sora
- Tetsuya
- Yasuo
- Satoshi
- Rokuro
- Oda
- Akihiko
- Aoki
- Hotaka
- Kazuki
- Akio
- Kenzo
- Fuyuki
- Ren
- Arata
- Kenji
- Aoi
- Osuke
- Hikaru
- Kei
- Masao
- Nori
- Ritsu
- Yuto
- Haruto
- Ryosuke
- Soma
- Kaede
- Hanzo
- Akimitsu
- Hikari
- Yasu
- Ryo
- Akira
- Itsuki
- Junpei
- Kenshin
- Makoto
- Shuto
- Yukiya
- Isamu
- Kohaku
- Isao
- Akemi
- Minoru
- Banri
- Haru
- Daisuke
- Jun’ichi
- Ayumu
- Taiki
- Teruyuki
- Ryu
- Atsuki
- Haruka
- Shuta
- Tatsuki
- Hifumi
- Touki
- Michi
- Noriaki
- Yukiharu
- Kentaro
- Touwa
- Hajime
- Takehiko
- Kazuo
- Haruki
- Jun
- Shoichi
- Koki
- Mitsuaki
- Daigo
- Koji
- Ryota
- Kazuyuki
- Ken
- Hinata
- Yoshi
- Aoto
- Minato
- Hayate
- Seriya
- Ichiro
- Aritomo
- Takashi
- Touji
- Sho
- Kichiro
- Akihito
- Nobutoshi
- Riku
- Hiro
- Yosuke
- Zenji
- Daishi
- Masashi
- Haruya
- Fumihito
- Katsuro
- Sota
- Fuyuhiko
- Asahi
- Hideyoshi
- Yori
- Yuma
- Akio
- Naoki
- Masami
- Yukinari
