The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Short & sweet

Four letters or fewer

1–48 of 56 names

Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

Top 100

Arabic · Japanese

Aya

Sign; miracle; verse

Familiar

Japanese

Emi

Favor and beauty in one Japanese spelling

FamiliarRising

Arabic · Japanese · Czech · Korean

Hana

Happiness; bliss

Familiar

Hebrew · Hawaiian · Japanese

Noa

Movement; motion

FamiliarRising

Spanish · Portuguese · Japanese

Rio

River in Spanish and Portuguese; Japanese readings depend on kanji

Familiar

Japanese

Yuna

Gentleness and greens in one Japanese spelling

FamiliarRising

Japanese

Aiko

Love and child in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Vietnamese · Japanese · Danish

Mai

Plum or apricot in Vietnamese; other origins differ

Uncommon

Japanese · Basque · Finnish

Mari

Meaning varies by language and Japanese kanji

Uncommon

Chinese · Japanese

Mei

Beauty or plum in Chinese; Japanese meanings vary

Uncommon

Japanese · Finnish

Mika

Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Japanese

Ren

Lotus or romantic love in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Hebrew · Japanese

Rina

Joyful song

Uncommon

Persian · Arabic · Japanese

Rumi

From Rum, the old name for Anatolia

Uncommon

Japanese

Ryu

Dragon in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Arabic · Japanese

Sana

Radiance; brilliance

Uncommon

Japanese

Sora

Sky in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Russian · Ukrainian · Japanese

Yuri

Slavic form of George: farmer

Uncommon

Japanese · Finnish

Aki

Autumn or brightness in Japanese; Finnish short form

Rare gem

Japanese

Akio

Bright man in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Hebrew · Japanese

Ami

My people

Rare gem

Japanese

Aoi

Hollyhock or blue-green in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Aoto

Blue-green and person in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Eiji

Excellence and two in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese · Korean

Haru

Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean

Rare gem

Japanese · Tahitian · Urdu

Hina

Japanese meaning depends on kanji; separate Polynesian and Urdu roots

Rare gem

Japanese

Hiro

Abundant or generous, depending on the Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Iori

Weaving in 伊織; hermitage in 庵

Rare gem

Japanese · English

Ken

Healthy or strong in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Kiko

Child of hope in 希子; other spellings differ

Rare gem

Japanese · Māori

Mana

Japanese meaning depends on spelling; spiritual power in Māori

Rare gem

Japanese

Miku

Beauty and sky in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Mio

Waterway; beauty and blossom in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Miyu

Beauty and gentleness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Nagi

Calm in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Nao

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem

Japanese · Hebrew

Ran

Orchid in Japanese 蘭; singing in Hebrew

Rare gem

Japanese

Rei

Bell, beauty or jade’s sound in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Riko

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem

Japanese

Riku

Land in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Rin

Dignified in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Chinese · Portuguese · Japanese

Rui

Auspicious with Chinese 瑞; other origins differ

Rare gem

Japanese

Ryo

Clear, cool or distant in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Saku

First day of the lunar month in 朔; other spellings differ

Rare gem

Japanese

Sota

Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Suzu

Bell in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

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