Hello Parents, Welcome to our page, we will suggest you attractive JAPANESE boy names. From classic choices to modern trends, we have covered different manes with meaning. Selecting a name for your prince is a big decision. Our website has well-versed list of JAPANESE boy names, along with their origin, meanings and namesakes.
Lower value denotes most popular name
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Namesakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aito | Beloved, favorite | Japanese | not found |
| Akio | Bright man, clear man | Japanese | Akio Morita (founder of Sony) |
| Akira | Bright, clear | Japanese | Akira Kurosawa (film director) |
| Amane | Peaceful sound | Japanese | Amane Gakuen (school in Japan) |
| Arata | Fresh, new | Japanese | not found |
| Asahi | Morning sun | Japanese | Asahi Shimbun (newspaper in Japan) |
| Atsushi | Industrious, hardworking | Japanese | Atsushi Nakajima (novelist) |
| Daichi | Great wisdom | Japanese | not found |
| Daiki | Great glory | Japanese | not found |
| Daisuke | Great help | Japanese | Daisuke Matsuzaka (baseball player) |
| Eiji | Prosperous second son | Japanese | Eiji Tsuburaya (special effects director) |
| Eito | Prosperous | Japanese | not found |
| Emiya | Blessed house | Japanese | Emiya Shirou (character in Fate/stay night) |
| Enzo | Third son | Japanese | Enzo Ferrari (founder of Ferrari) |
| Fumio | Scholarly hero | Japanese | Fumio Hayashi (economist) |
| Gen | Original, beginning | Japanese | not found |
| Goro | Fifth son | Japanese | not found |
| Hajime | Beginning | Japanese | not found |
| Haru | Spring | Japanese | not found |
| Haruki | Shining brightly | Japanese | Haruki Murakami (author) |
| Haruto | Sun flying | Japanese | not found |
| Hayato | Falcon person | Japanese | Hayato Ichihara (actor) |
| Hideaki | Excellent, bright | Japanese | Hideaki |
| Hideki | Excellent opportunity | Japanese | Hideki Matsui (baseball player) |
| Hiroaki | Broad, light | Japanese | Hiroaki Aoki (founder of Benihana) |
| Hiroshi | Generous, prosperous | Japanese | Hiroshi Yamauchi (former CEO of Nintendo) |
| Hisao | Pious, respectful | Japanese | Hisao Egawa (voice actor) |
| Hitoshi | Motivated | Japanese | Hitoshi Tanaka (diplomat) |
| Hikaru | Light | Japanese | Hikaru Utada (singer) |
| Hideo | Excellent male | Japanese | Hideo Kojima (video game designer) |
| Hinata | Sunflower | Japanese | Hinata Hyuga (character in Naruto) |
| Hiro | Generous, tolerant | Japanese | Hiro Fujita (chef) |
| Ichiro | First son | Japanese | Ichiro Suzuki (baseball player) |
| Isamu | Courageous, brave | Japanese | Isamu Akasaki (Nobel Prize-winning physicist) |
| Itsuki | Tree covered with snow | Japanese | not found |
| Iwao | Rock, masculine | Japanese | Iwao Takamoto (animator) |
| Jun | Pure | Japanese | not found |
| Jiro | Second son | Japanese | Jiro Ono (sushi chef) |
| Joji | Blessed with talent | Japanese | Joji (musician) |
| Kaito | Ocean, sea | Japanese | Kaito Kuroba (character in Magic Kaito) |
| Katsuo | Victorious, male | Japanese | Katsuo Takeda (actor) |
| Kazu | First or harmony | Japanese | not found |
| Kazuki | One or hope | Japanese | Kazuki Nakajima (race car driver) |
| Kazuo | First or man | Japanese | Kazuo Ishiguro (author) |
| Ken | Healthy, strong | Japanese | not found |
| Ken | Healthy, strong | Japanese | Ken Watanabe (actor) |
| Kenta | Strong, healthy | Japanese | Kenta Maeda (baseball player) |
| Kiyoshi | Pure, respectful | Japanese | Kiyoshi Kurosawa (film director) |
| Koji | Second son | Japanese | Koji Kondo (video game composer) |
| Kosei | Rising star | Japanese | Kosei Inoue (judo champion) |
| Kouta | Long-lasting | Japanese | Kouta Hirano (manga artist) |
| Kyo | Cooperation, capital | Japanese | Kyo (musician) |
| Kyosuke | Respectful, prosperous | Japanese | Kyosuke Kagami (character in Lucky Star) |
| Masaaki | Honest, bright | Japanese | Masaaki Hatsumi (martial artist) |
| Masaharu | Prosperous, shining | Japanese | Masaharu Morimoto (chef) |
| Masahiro | Wise, generous | Japanese | Masahiro Tanaka (baseball player) |
| Masaki | Bright, tree | Japanese | Masaki Suda (actor) |
| Masamune | Righteous, true | Japanese | Masamune Date (samurai) |
| Masao | Righteous, respectful | Japanese | Masao Kusakari (actor) |
| Masaru | Victory | Japanese | Masaru Ibuka (co-founder of Sony) |
| Masashi | True, righteous | Japanese | Masashi Kishimoto (manga artist) |
| Masato | Righteous, sincere | Japanese | Masato Nakamura (musician) |
| Michio | Man with strength | Japanese | Michio Kaku (physicist) |
| Minoru | Truth, reality | Japanese | Minoru Yamasaki (architect) |
| Mitsuo | Shining hero | Japanese | Mitsuo Iwata (voice actor) |
| Naoki | Honest, tree | Japanese | Naoki |
| Ken | Healthy, strong | Japanese | Ken Watanabe (actor) |
| Kenta | Strong, healthy | Japanese | Kenta Maeda (baseball player) |
| Kiyoshi | Pure, respectful | Japanese | Kiyoshi Kurosawa (film director) |
| Koji | Second son | Japanese | Koji Kondo (video game composer) |
| Kosei | Rising star | Japanese | Kosei Inoue (judo champion) |
| Kouta | Long-lasting | Japanese | Kouta Hirano (manga artist) |
| Kyo | Cooperation, capital | Japanese | Kyo (musician) |
| Kyosuke | Respectful, prosperous | Japanese | Kyosuke Kagami (character in Lucky Star) |
| Masaaki | Honest, bright | Japanese | Masaaki Hatsumi (martial artist) |
| Masaharu | Prosperous, shining | Japanese | Masaharu Morimoto (chef) |
| Masahiro | Wise, generous | Japanese | Masahiro Tanaka (baseball player) |
| Masaki | Bright, tree | Japanese | Masaki Suda (actor) |
| Masamune | Righteous, true | Japanese | Masamune Date (samurai) |
| Masao | Righteous, respectful | Japanese | Masao Kusakari (actor) |
| Masaru | Victory | Japanese | Masaru Ibuka (co-founder of Sony) |
| Masashi | True, righteous | Japanese | Masashi Kishimoto (manga artist) |
| Masato | Righteous, sincere | Japanese | Masato Nakamura (musician) |
| Michio | Man with strength | Japanese | Michio Kaku (physicist) |
| Minoru | Truth, reality | Japanese | Minoru Yamasaki (architect) |
| Mitsuo | Shining hero | Japanese | Mitsuo Iwata (voice actor) |
| Naoki | Honest, tree | Japanese | Naoki |
| Naoki | Honest, tree | Japanese | Naoki Urasawa (manga artist) |
| Naoya | Honest, cultivated | Japanese | Naoya Inoue (boxer) |
| Natsume | Summer | Japanese | Soseki Natsume (writer) |
| Noboru | To ascend, rise | Japanese | Noboru Iguchi (film director) |
| Nobuhiro | Faith, wide | Japanese | Nobuhiro Watsuki (manga artist) |
| Nobuyuki | Faith, happiness | Japanese | Nobuyuki Tsujii (pianist) |
| Osamu | Study, discipline | Japanese | Osamu Tezuka (manga artist) |
| Rei | Lovely, zero | Japanese | Rei Ayanami (character in Neon Genesis Evangelion) |
| Ren | Water lily | Japanese | Ren Osugi (actor) |
| Riku | Wise, land | Japanese | Riku Matsuda (actor) |
| Ryo | Good, virtuous | Japanese | Ryo Ishikawa (golfer) |
| Ryota | Dragon, thick | Japanese | Ryota Kise (character in Kuroko's Basketball) |
| Ryu | Dragon | Japanese | Ryuichi Sakamoto (musician) |
| Ryunosuke | Son of dragon, help | Japanese | Ryunosuke Akutagawa (writer) |
| Satoru | Enlightenment | Japanese | Satoru Iwata (former CEO of Nintendo) |
| Satoshi | Clear thinking | Japanese | Satoshi Tajiri (video game designer) |
| Seiji | Sacred ruler | Japanese | Seiji Ozawa (conductor) |
| Senichi | Lucky one | Japanese | Senichi Hoshino (baseball player) |
| Shigeaki | Discipline, light | Japanese | Shigeaki Hinohara (doctor) |
| Shigeru | Luxuriant, tree | Japanese | Shigeru Miyamoto (video game designer) |
| Shin | Belief, trust | Japanese | Shin Godzilla (character in |
| Belief, one | Japanese | Shinichi Suzuki (violinist) | |
| Shingo | True, real | Japanese | Shingo Katori (actor) |
| Shinsuke | New help, study | Japanese | Shinsuke Nakamura (wrestler) |
| Shiro | Fourth son, castle | Japanese | Shiro Kuramata (designer) |
| Shota | Sound of the waves | Japanese | Shota Matsuda (actor) |
| Shu | Gentle, obedient | Japanese | Shu Uemura (makeup artist) |
| Shun | Fast, quick | Japanese | Shun Oguri (actor) |
| Soichiro | Wisdom, beauty | Japanese | Soichiro Honda (founder of Honda) |
| Susumu | Progress, advance | Japanese | Susumu Tonegawa (scientist) |
| Tadao | Complacent, loyal | Japanese | Tadao Ando (architect) |
| Takahiro | Noble, generous | Japanese | Takahiro Sakurai (voice actor) |
| Takashi | Noble, prosperous | Japanese | Takashi Murakami (artist) |
| Takeo | Hero, warrior | Japanese | Takeo Kikuchi (fashion designer) |
| Takeru | Brave, to shine | Japanese | Takeru Satoh (actor) |
| Takeshi | Military, warrior | Japanese | Takeshi Kitano (actor/director) |
| Takumi | Artisan, skill | Japanese | Takumi Minamino (soccer player) |
| Tatsuo | Dragon, man | Japanese | Tatsuo Miyajima (artist) |
| Tatsuya | To achieve, arrow | Japanese | Tatsuya Fujiwara (actor) |
| Tetsu | Iron, steel | Japanese | Tetsu Inada (voice actor) |
| Tetsuya | Iron, to shine | Japanese | Tetsuya Nomura (video game designer) |
| Tomio | Wealth, man | Japanese | not found |
| Ume | Plum blossom | Japanese | Ume Moriking, Ume Aoki |
| Yua | Binding love | Japanese | Yua Mikami |
| Yui | Ties, connections | Japanese | Yui Aragaki, Yui Ogura |
| Yuka | Fragrant, helpful | Japanese | Yuka Motohashi, Yuka Takaoka |
| Yuki | Snow | Japanese | Yuki Amami, Yuki Kaji |
| Yuma | Gentle, peaceful | Japanese | Yuma Nakayama, Yuma Asami |
| Yuna | Kindness, grace | Japanese | Yuna Ito, Yuna Shiratori |
| Yuri | Lily | Japanese | Yuri Ebihara, Yuri Yoshida |
| Yuriko | Lily child | Japanese | Yuriko Hoshi, Yuriko Koike |
| Yuto | Gentle person | Japanese | Yuto Nagatomo, Yuto Nakajima |
| Yuuki | Courage | Japanese | Yuuki Honda, Yuuki Ozaki |
| Yuzuki | Gentle moon | Japanese | Yuzuki Aikawa, Yuzuki Yukari |
| Zane | Beloved | Japanese | Zane Holtz, Zane Grey |
| Zen | Meditation | Japanese | Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh |
| Zendo | Meditation hall | Japanese | Zendo Project |
| Zinnia | Named after the flower | Japanese | Zinnia Barnes, Zinnia Kumar |
| Zoe | Life | Japanese | Zoe Saldana, Zoe Kravitz |
| Zora | Dawn | Japanese | Zora Neale Hurston, Zora Andrich |
| Zuri | Beautiful | Japanese | Zuri Hall, Zuri Tibby |
| Zuzu | Unknown, possibly "vinegar" or "spirit" | Japanese | Zuzu Angel, Zuzu Verk |