Looking for a beautiful Japanese name for your baby boy? With so many interesting and cool names to choose from, you just have to scroll down through this list!
A
- Aito – Darling child
- Aki – Clear, bright
- Akiara – Bright person
- Akihiko – Bright child
- Akihiro – Large glory
- Akihito – Intelligent child
- Akimitsu – Bright, light
- Akio – Bright man, hero, manly, husband
- Akira – Intelligent, clear, bright
- Akito – A bright person
- Ami – Lord of my people
- Ankoku – Gloom, opaque, shadow
- Antantaru – Gloomy
- Anzhong – In the dark
- Aoi – Blue, hollyhock flower
- Aoki – Blue tree
- Arata – New, fresh
- Asa – Healer, doctor
- Asahi – Sunlight, morning
- Asas – Beautiful morning, healer
- Asuka – Tomorrow, fragrance, bird
- Atsushi – Warm, fragrance
- Ayumu – Walk, dream, vision
B
- Banko
- Banzan
- Bassui
- Benjiro – Enjoying peace
- Botan – Peony flower, honor, wealth
C
- Chibi – Small child, short person
- Chiharu – Springs, clear skies
- Chihiro – Thousand, seek, search
- Chikafusa – The close one
- Chikao – Wise, clever
- Chiko – A pledge
- Chikyu – Earth
- Chimon – Gate of wisdom
- Chotan
D
- Dai – Large, shining person
- Daichi – Impressive, grand first son, large, great, from the earth
- Daido – The greatest possible way
- Daigo
- Dai-In
- Daijiro – Great second son
- Daiki – Grand tree, impressive, big, shining, great, radiance, noble, valuable
- Daisuke – Great help, impressive, large
- Danuja – A ruler, knight
- Denji – Person with electromagnetic powers
- Doi – Earth, mountain
- Daku – Dark
- Danno – Gathering, to put together
- Doryo
- Dosei – Saturn
E
- Eiichi – The prosperous one
- Eiji – The second-born one
- Eito – Prosperous person, wealthy person
- Endo – Roadside
- Engu
- Enkai – Deep sea
- Enki
- Enmei – Life-sustaining, bright circle
- Enyo – Bluewater, open sea
- Eryu
F
- Faia – Fire
- Fudoki
- Fuji – A mountain, beautiful
- Fuji – Unique
- Fujin – God of wind
- Fujita
- Fumihiro – Large sentence, extensive condemnation
- Fumio – Scholarly child
G
- Genkei -To be honored
- Genko
- Gin – Silver
- Ginjiro – Good silver
- Goku – Aware of emptiness
- Giichi – Single rule
- Goro – Fifth, enlightened son
- Gou – Powerful person, like a mountain
- Gorou – Five, fifth son
H
- Habiki – Echo, sound
- Hachi – Eight, bee, flowerpot
- Hachiro – Eighth son
- Hachirou – Eighth son
- Hajime – Beginning
- Hakaku – White crane
- Haku – White
- Hansuke – Helpful friend
- Hanzo – Half, to hide
- Hanzou – To hide
- Harue – Sunshine, spring bough
- Haru – Born in the spring, sunlight
- Haru – To stretch
- Haruka – Distant, remote, spring, clear weather, flower, fragrance
- Haruki – Wooded spring, shining brightly, born in spring
- Haruo – Spring man
- Haruko – Spring child, firstborn child, sunshine
- Haruto – Sunlight, sun
- Hayashi – Forest
- Hayate – Smooth, fresh breeze
- Hekima – Clever, knowledgeable
- Hayato – Falcon
- Hi – Blaze, flame
- Hibiki – Echo
- Hideaki – Bright, excellent
- Hideki – Excellence, outstanding
- Hideo – Excellent male child
- Hideyoshi – Good luck
- Hifumi – Three
- Hikari – Light
- Hikaru – Brightness, light, shining, brilliance
- Hinata – Sunflower, facing the sun
- Hinote – Blaze
- Hiraku – Open, pioneer, expand
- Hiro – Generous
- Hiroaki – Spreading brightness
- Hirohito – Goodwill
- Hiroki – Large sparkle
- Hiromasa
- Hiromichi – Broad street
- Hiromitsu – Large light
- Hironori – Benevolent ruler
- Hiroshi – Generosity, generous
- Hiroto – Fly far, large
- Hiroyoshi – Large honor
- Hiroyuki – Happiness
- Hiryur – A dragon who flies
- Hisao – Story of life
- Hisashi – Long lived
- Hisahito – Virtuous, clam, everlasting
- Hisato – A long-lived person
- Hisoka – Reserved
- Hisoki – Secretive
- Hitomu – Single dream
- Hitoshi – Tolerant
- Hoka – Gunfire
- Homura – Blaze
- Hoshi – Star
- Hotaka – Grain
- Hotaru – Firefly
- Hyousuke – A helpful soldier
I
- Iachima
- Ichiro – Firstborn child
- Ichirou – First son
- Ikki – Single horseman
- Inei – Gloom
- Inoue – Above the well
- Isamu – Brave, courage
- Isao – Laudable man, honor, merit
- Ishii – Stone well
- Issey – Firstborn child
- Itachi – Weasel
- Ito – String, thread
- Itsu
- Itsuki – Trees for timber, tree
- Itsuko – Timber tree
- Itsuo – Fifth male
- Iwai – Celebration
- Iwao – Stone man
- Izanagi – First male, God of creation
- Izanagi – Male who invites
- Izumi – Spring
J
- Jikai
- Jin – Gold
- Japana – One with an energetic ambition
- Jiro – Second son
- Jirou – Second son
- Jiryu
- Joben – Enjoy the cleanliness
- Jobon – Person who enjoys cleanliness
- Joji
- Jomei – One who brings joy, music lover
- Jona – Dove
- Jun – Obedient
- Juni’chi – Obedient one
- Junichiro – He who takes
- Junpei – Pure, peaceful
- Juro – Tenth son, best wishes, long life
- Jurou – Tenth born son
- Juurou – Tenth son
K
- Kado
- Kaede – Maple
- Kaemon – Righthanded
- Kage – Shadow
- Kaen – Blaze, flame
- Kai – Food, willow tree
- Kaimen – Sea level
- Kaisha
- Kaito – Sea, ocean
- Kairi – Ocean village
- Kaiyo – Ocean
- Kaji – Conflagration
- Kaki – Flame
- Kakumeyo
- Kamaye – Enthusiastic
- Kame – Desolate
- Kamin – Joyous person
- Kanaye
- Kando
- Kane – A warrior
- Kaneko – Golden child
- Kangiten – God of bliss
- Kanon – Lord of reeds
- Kanna – A childhood name of Lord Krishna
- Kaori
- Karou – Fragrant
- Kaoru – Fragrance
- Kasai – Conflagration
- Katashi – Hard, firm
- Kato – Know everything
- Katon – Dissaperance via fire
- Katsu – Victorious
- Katsuhito – Victory
- Katsumi – Win over the sea
- Katsuo – Manly, victory, hero
- Katsuro – Victorious son
- Katsurou – Victory
- Kazan – Fiery volcano
- Kazue – Single blessing
- Kazuhiko – Harmonius prince
- Kazu – The first one
- Kazuhiro – Prosperous one
- Kazuhito – Harmony, peace
- Kazuki – Peaceful tree
- Kazumi – Beautiful place
- Kazuo – man, harmony
- Kazuya – Peace, calm, harmony
- Kazz – Peacemaker
- Kei – Lucky, blessed, excellent, respect
- Keiichi – Jewel, the first son
- Keiji – Lead cautiously, respectful second son
- Keisuke – Save
- Keitaro – Blessed
- Ken – Strong, healthy
- Ken’ichi – Healthy, strong
- Kenji – Study, a strong, vigorous, second male child
- Kenshin – Modest, truth
- Kenta – Strong, healthy
- Kentaro – Big man
- Keola – Wise
- Kenzo – Humble
- Kenzou – Wise three, strong, healthy
- Kichiro – Lucky son
- Kichirou – Good luck
- Kikotei – Sun
- Kin – Golden
- Kioshi – Pure
- Kishi – Hardness
- Kisho
- Kiyoshi – Soundless, bright, shining, clear, pure
- Knowledgeable, calm
- Ko – Happiness, peace
- Kobayashi – Small forest
- Kobe – From Kobe
- Kogen
- Kohaku – Amber
- Kohana – Swift
- Kohei – Navigation
- Koichi – Light, shining, first child
- Koji – Little one, second son, to light the way
- Kojii – Two, abundance
- Kojin – God of hearth
- Koki – Light, happiness
- Kondo – Now
- Kosuke – Rising sun
- Koto – Pure
- Kota – Happiness, fortune, good
- Kou – Peace, light
- Kouichi – One happiness
- Kouji – Prosperous
- Kouki – Happiness, light
- Kousuke – Clear bay
- Kouta – Peace
- Kozan
- Koya – Clever, quick, leader
- Kuma – Bear
- Kuebiko – God of knowledge
- Kuebiko – God of knowledge and agriculture
- Kunio – Countryman
- Kuniko – Country child
- Kuragari – Darkness
- Kurai – Gloomy
- Kuraim
- Kuraokami – Daity of rain and snow
- Kurayami – darkness
- Kuro – Black, nienth son
- Kurou – Nineth son
- Kyo – Village, cooperation
- Kyosuke – Respectful
- Kyou – Capital, village
M
- Madoka – Circle, flower
- Mako – Child truth
- Makoto – Honest, sincere
- Mamoru – Protector
- Manabu – Learn
- Manzo
- Mareo
- Maro -Myself, me
- Masa – Correct, just, genuine, true
- Masaaki -True, brightness
- Masahiko – Just prince
- Masahiro – Justice prospers
- Masakazu
- Masaki – Flourishing tree
- Masami – Right, proper
- Masanori – Model of justice
- Masao – Correct man
- Masaru – Victory
- Masashi – Commander, general
- Masato – Correct man
- Masatoshi
- Masayoshi – Flourishing goodness
- Masayuki – Correct happiness
- Masumi – True lucidity
- Matsu – Pine
- Matsumoto – Base of pine
- Mei – Dark
- Michi – Path, pathway
- Michio – Person on the correct path
- Mieko – Blessed child, beautiful
- Mikio – Tree trunk man
- Minakami – Aquatic
- Minato – Port, harbor
- Minori – Truth
- Minoru – Truth
- Mitsuaki – Light, bright, luminous
- Mitsue – Of the light
- Mitsuo – Shining man
- Mitsuru – Growing, full
- Mizu – Water
- Mizuwokakeru – Water
- Mokusei – Jupiter
- Montaro
- Mori – Forest
- Morio
- Mosu – Flare
- Mosu – Ignite, flare
- Mugen
- Mun – Moon
- Mu-nan
- Myojo – Morning star, Venus
N
- Nan Shin
- Nao – Esteemed,
- Naoki – Honest, tree of truth
- Naoko
- Naomi – Straight
- Naoyuki – Happiness, truth
- Naozumi – Pure truth
- Naruhitho – Virtue
- Naruto – Maelstrom
- Natsu – Born in summer
- Natsuo – Birht of summer
- Nichirin – Sun
- Niko – Conquest of the nation
- Nishimura – Western village
- Noboru – Rise, ascend
- Nobu – Prolong, stretch
- Nobuo – Faithful man
- Noburu – Expand
- Nobutoshi – Trust, clever, sharp
- Nobuyuki – Happiness, truth
- Nori – Rule, ceremony
- Noriaki – Law, rule, ceremony
- Norio – Man of law
- Noritaka – Respect for the law
O
- Oda – Great field
- Oki – Bluewater
- Okuninushi – God of nation-building
- Omoikane – God of intelligence and wisdom
- Ono – Field
- Orochi – Big snake
- Osamu – Stud, discipline
- Oshan – Ocean
R
- Raiden – God of lightning and thunder
- Raiden – God of thunder, spirit
- Raidon – Japanese God of thunder
- Raijin – God of thunder and lightning
- Rei
- Reiji – A well-mannered baby
- Ren – Lotus, water lily, romance, love
- Reo – Lotus
- Riichi – First advantage
- Riku – Land
- Riku – Wise sky
- Rikuto – Land, person
- Rin – Severe, dignified
- Ringo
- Rio – A fragrant white flower similar to jasmine or cherry blossoms
- Roka
- Rokuro – Sixth son
- Rokurou – Sixth born son
- Ronin
- Ryo – Exceed
- Ryogi
- Ryoichi – Clear, good
- Ryota – Clear, refreshing
- Ryou – Cool, refreshing, reality
- Ryouichi – Good, clear
- Ryouta – Refreshing, cool, clear, good, thick
- Ryozo
- Ryu – Dragon
- Ryuichi
- Ryuji – Dragon, noble, prosperous
- Ryujin – God of sea
- Ryunosuke – Noble, prosperous
- Ryuu – Dragon
- Ryuuji – Dragon, prosperous
- Ryuunosuke – Dragon, noble, prosperous
S
- Saburo – Third male child
- Saburou – Third son
- Sachihiro – Extreme happiness
- Sadao – Decisive man
- Saito – Purity
- San – Sun
- Sana – Brilliance, exceptional talent
- Sanji – Praise
- Satoru – Enlightened, fast learner, knowledgeable
- Satoshi – Intelligent, history
- Seiichi – Sincere one
- Seiji – Lawful and just
- Seiko
- Senichi
- Shichiro – Seventh male child
- Shichirou – Seventh son
- Shig – Luxuriant
- Shigeo – Luxuriant man
- Shigeru – Flourishing, luxuriant
- Shimesu – Moisten, wet
- Shimizu – Pure water
- Shin – Real, true
- Shin’ichi – True, first son
- Shin’ya – Real
- Shingo – True, genuine
- Shinji – Second son
- Shinjiro – Pure, true
- Shinobu – Endurance
- Shinsuke – Stretch, open
- Shion – Aster
- Shiori – Poem,
- Shiro – White, the fourth male child
- Shirou – Fourth son
- Sho – Fly, wind instrument
- Shohei – Respect
- Shoichi – First son
- Shoji – Correct
- Shota – Soaring
- Shou – Fly, soar
- Shouhei – Glide
- Shouta – Fly, big
- Shoyo
- Shuichi – Master son, study
- Shuji – Master, second son
- Shun – Fast
- Shunichi
- Shunsuke – Judicious aid
- Shusuke – Learning to meditate
- Soma – Sudden, sound of the wind
- Sora – Sky
- Sora – Universe, big sky
- Sota – Sudden
- Souji – General manager
- Souma – Wind sound
- Souta – Smoothly, suddenly, thick
- Subaru – The seven sisters, Pleiades
- Suiiki – Water area
- Suijin – God of water
- Susumu – Proceed, advance
- Suzuki – Bell tree
T
- Tadaaki – Loyally bright
- Tadao – Loyal man
- Tadashi – Accurate
- Taichi – Large one, big
- Taiki – Great, large
- Taiyo – Sun
- Tajimamori – God of sweets
- Takahashi – Bridge
- Takahiro – Well known nobility, valuable
- Takao – Respectful, hero
- Takara – Jewel, treasure
- Takashi – Noble
- Takato – Exalted
- Takaya – Respectful
- Takayuki – Moving to heights
- Takehiko – Military, prince, boy
- Takemikazuchi – God of swords
- Takeo – Warrior, violent male
- Takeshi – Warrior
- Takeuchi – Within bamboo
- Takibi – Fire
- Takibi – Fire
- Takuma – Pioneer
- Takumi – Skilled
- Takuya – Support
- Taro – Big, son
- Tarou – Son, big
- Tatsuo – Masculine dragon
- Tatsuya – One who is well accomplished
- Tenjin – God of scholarship
- Tenmon – Astronomy
- Tenmongaku – Astronomy
- Tenpi – Sunlight
- Tetsu – Philosophy
- Tetsuya – Philosophy
- Tobio
- Tomiichi – rich person
- Tomo – Twin
- Tomohiro – Extensive wisdom
- Tomomi – Beautiful wisdom
- Tomoya – Friend of
- Tooru – Penetrate
- Tora – Tiger
- Toru – Pierce, penetrate
- Toshiaki – Talented, handsome
- Toshiro – Intelligent one
- Touma – Assyrian form of Thomas, twin
- Toyo
- Tsubasa – Wing
- Tsuki – Moon, lunar
- Tsukikage – Moonlight
- Tsukiya – Moon, to be
- Tsukiyomi – God of the moon
- Tsuyoshi – Powerful
U
- Umi – Sea
- Unkan
- Usaku
W
- Wakusei – Planet
- Washi
- Wataru – Navigation
Y
- Yakeru – Char, burn, blaze
- Yaketsuku – Burn, blaze, ignite
- Yama – Mountain
- Yamato – Harmony, large
- Yamato – Old Japan, great harmony
- Yami – Dark
- Yasahiro
- Yasashiku
- Yasu – Calm
- Yasuhiro – Honesty, peace
- Yasuo – Peaceful one
- Yemon
- Yo – Truthful, honest
- Yogi
- Yokuto – Wing, sake dipper
- Yori – Trust
- Yoshi – Silent, quiet
- Yoshiaki – To be righteous, to be happy
- Yoshie – Fragrant, beautiful, virtuous
- Yoshifumi
- Yoshihiro – Common good
- Yoshiki – Fragrant, glory, honor
- Yoshimi – Rejoice, beautiful
- Yoshio – Righteous boy
- Yoshiro – Righteous son
- Yoshirou – Righteous son
- Yosuke – Helping hand
- Yota – Light, sun
- Yousuke – Meditate like the ocean
- Youta – Sunlight, sun, big
- Yu – Excellence, gentleness, superiority
- Yudai – Manly, brave
- Yuki – Snow
- Yukio – Fortunate boy, happy
- Yuma – Permanence
- Yusei – Save
- Yuta – Gentleness
- Yutaka
- Yuto – Excellence
- Yuto – Tender
- Yuu – Gentle, superior, distant, leisure
- Yuudai – Hero, manly, great
- Yuuki – Gentle, superior, hopeful, life, radiant
- Yuuma – Leisurely, distant
- Yuuta – Gentleness, superiority
- Yuuto – Gentle, fly, helpful person
- Yuya – Carefree
Z
- Zen
Conclusion
Whether you go for a traditional name or rather a modern one, make sure your son would be proud of his name one day.
