popular japanese girl names

hey everyone,
i'm Joe. i have a question about japanese names. i'm working on a web comic called captain pink which is kind of a mixed of sailor moon and mega man x and catgirl nuku nuku. and i have all three females is a different race like african american,Hispanic,japanese. i'm name all the girls after popular girl names from that country. i was wounding what's a popular first and last name for a japanese girl. and it can be more then one answer per a post.you can also e-mail me at [email protected] thank you for your time.
-Joe:)

hehe yumi is a popular name, i hear that all the time. at least in jdramas & animes :rolleyes:

How about Ai?

I also hear the name Aki a lot too. Oh and Aya is somewhat common too :hehe: :hehe:

I always though ryoko was rather popular... :crazy:

What about Yuki ?

Sakura, Kyoko, and Hiromi are pretty common. So are Ai, Akiko, and Natsuko. I hear those a lot.

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:I always though ryoko was rather popular... :crazy:

:woot:

:hehe:

According to this page, in 2002 the most popular names were

1. Misaki
1. Aoi
3. Nanami
4. Miu
5. Riko
6. Miyu
7. Moe
8. Mitsuki
8. Yuuka
8. Rin
8. Ai

Not sure how accurate this list is.

On the other end of the spectrum, yoko not that popular of name, because it sounds so old. Other old sounding names, Kamado (oven), ushi (cow), etc.

Don't laugh, these are real JPN names from back in the day. :sweat:

dochira wrote:According to this page, in 2002 the most popular names were

1. Misaki
1. Aoi
3. Nanami
4. Miu
5. Riko
6. Miyu
7. Moe
8. Mitsuki
8. Yuuka
8. Rin
8. Ai

Not sure how accurate this list is.

how bout keitaro for guys.....
and sagura for girls...

heard them a lot... from animes :hehe:

zchendevlemh wrote:

how bout keitaro for guys.....
and sagura for girls...

heard them a lot... from animes :hehe:

or rena for girls? :hehe: :hehe: :hehe: :hehe:

Common names I know of.
(I'll try and leave out double posting of names that have already been posted)

Rika
Noriko
Miki
Mika
Hiroko
Yuko
Yoko
Harumi
Mayu
Yuri and/or Yurie
Saori
Ayumi
Kuniko
Kumiko


The names listed above are names of people I know who share the same name with other people I know or have met.

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Why is there no Kanji in "Sayuri" ?
Is there a reason ?

Here's something I've noticed: a number of my Japanese friends are named Kathy/Cathy and/or have sisters, daughters, etc. named Kathy/Cathy... Is this just coincidence or is there something more to it? :headscratch:

Xavio wrote:

Why is there no Kanji in "Sayuri" ?
Is there a reason ?

not all JPN names have kanji's.

Hi minna-san..
Akira desu~!
Dozo yososhiku ne~!!
im new here.... :applaud:


:beaten: Yuukawa Akira :beaten:

how about Kyoko. :hehe:

Natsuko

Ami

Risa

niko2x wrote:not all JPN names have kanji's.

True, but Sayuri has a special kanji combination that is not read as you ordinarily would: ¬•S‡ (ko, hyaku, ai) but combined, it's read Sayuri. Don't ask me why.