Most Popular Japanese Baby Names for Boys and Girls 2005-2010

When it comes to choosing your baby names, it could take forever only because you want to choose the perfect one for your child. The following is a list of the most popular Japanese baby names for boys and girls in order of popularity (#1 being the most popular for that year) from 2005-2010. Perhaps your future Japanese baby name is listed below!

2005

Boys:

1. Sho
2. Hiroto
3. Takumi
4. Shota
5. Souta

Girls:

1. Hina
2. Sakura
3. Misaka
4. Aoi
5. Miu (pronounced Miyu)

2006

Boys:

1. Riku
2. Hiroto
3. Daiki
4. Ren
5. Tsubasa

Girls:

1. Hina
2. Miu
3. Misaka
4. Sakura
5. Ai

2007

Boys:

1. Yuuki
2. Haruto
3. Souta
4. Yuuto
5. Haruki

Girls:

1. Hina
2. Yui
3. Miu
4. Haruka
5. Sakura

2008

Boys:

1. Hiroto
2. Ren
3. Yuto
4. Yuto
5. Yuto

*This is not a typo! The pronunciation is all the same but the kanji is written differently*

Girls:

1. Aoi
2. Yui
3. Hina
4. Rin
5. Yua

2009

Boys:

1. Hiroto
2. Shouta
3. Ren
4. Souta
5. Sora

Girls:

1. Rin
2. Sakura
3. Hina
4. Yua
5. Yuna

2010

Boys:

1. Ren
2. Hiroto
3. Souta
4. Yuuma
5. Sora

Girls:

1. Yua
2. Yui
3. Aoi
4. Hina
5. Riko/Rin