195 Lovely Japanese Names for a Baby Girl That Mean Beauty and Nature

Choosing a name for your baby is a challenging task. It’s the name your little one will bear for the rest of her life, after all. But there are so many baby names to choose from plus you have “requests” from family. If you want a unique take, however, and love anything related to Japan, you might want to consider these names for girls.

Japanese names for girls that have beautiful meanings

Japanese names for a baby girl are plenty, and you have probably heard of them, from Sakura (“cherry blossoms”) to Ren (“lotus”). And it is fun making family and friends guess what your baby's name means.

Traditionally, attaching “-ko,” meaning or “child,” at the end of an adjective is an ancient practice in Japan but still popular now. Many other modern names, often names that stand for anything in nature or even pop culture are gaining traction. A lot of baby names of Japanese origin are short and sweet and slightly changes meaning if you remove or replace one letter.

Baby name websites dedicate entire sections for Japanese names for baby girls, but we’ve narrowed down our favorites and give you 195:

Ai

Meaning: love or indigo blue

Aiko

Meaning: beloved one or loving child

Airi

Meaning: love, affection

Aiya

Meaning: beautiful silk

Akahana

Meaning: a red, bright flower

Akari

Meaning: light, brightness

Aki

Meaning: autumn, fall

Akiko

Meaning: brighter light; queen, peaceful, bright child

Akira

Meaning: bright or clear; intelligent

Amaya

Meaning: night rain

Ami

Meaning: friend, sea, beauty, or truth

Aneko

Meaning: older sister

Annaisha

Meaning: a helpful guide

Aoi

Meaning: bluish

Aratani

Meaning: precious stone

Asa

Meaning: born in the morning

Asuka

Meaning: tomorrow

Atsuko

Meaning: sincere or honest child

Aya

Meaning: beautiful, colorful

Ayaka

Meaning: colorful flower

Ayako

Meaning: cute baby

Ayumi

Meaning: peaceful or pleasure

Azami

Meaning: thistle flower which means defiance

Chia

Meaning: thousand loves

Chichiro

Meaning: thousand questions

Chieko

Meaning: wise child

Chinami

Meaning: one thousand waves

Chiyo

Meaning: thousand generations

Cho

Meaning: butterfly

Dai

Meaning: great; to shine

Emi

Meaning: beauty

Emika

Meaning: blossoming flower

Emiko

Meaning: prosperous or smiling child

Ena

Meaning: gift from God

Eri

Meaning: blessed prize or love or clever

Eshima

Meaning: true intention

Etsu

Meaning: Delight

Etsuko

Meaning: joy

Fumiko

Meaning: a wealthy beautiful child

Gen

Meaning: spring

Hana/Hanae

Meaning: flower

Hanako

Meaning: blossom

Haru

Meaning: sunlight

Haruki

Meaning: shining brightly, radiant, shining life

Hayami

Meaning: rare, unusual beauty

Hekima

Meaning: wisdom

Hikaru

Meaning: light shining

Himari

Meaning: good hollyhock (flower)

Hina

Meaning: sun

Hiriko/Hiroko

Meaning: generous; fair

Hisa

Meaning: long-lasting

Hoshi

Meaning: star

Ichika

Meaning: one thousand flowers

Ima

Meaning: present, now

Ino

Meaning: wild boar

Ishi

Meaning: strength; rock

Iwa

Meaning: Rock

Jin

Meaning: tender; gentle

Kaede

Meaning: maple tree/leaf

Kai/Kairi

Meaning: sea

Kairia/Kaira

Meaning: fortunate

Kaiyo

Meaning: forgiveness

Kanna

Meaning: guidance

Kaori

Meaning: fragrance

Kasumi

Meaning: mist

Kata

Meaning: worthy

Katana

Meaning: honorable; type of sword

Katsuki

Meaning: Moon

Katsumi

Meaning: victorious beauty

Kazuko/Kazumi

Meaning: harmonious beauty.

Kei

Meaning: blessing, mercy

Keiko/Kioko

Meaning: joyful or happy child

Kichi

Meaning: lucky or fortunate

Kiko

Meaning: hope

Kimi

Meaning: righteous; beauty of the century

Kishi

Meaning: happy and long life

Kiyoko

Meaning: pure or clarity

Koemi

Meaning: smiling

Kohana

Meaning: little flower

Koharu

Meaning: heart; little sun

Koko

Meaning: stork

Koto

Meaning: Beautiful harp

Kozakura

Meaning: little cherry tree

Kukiko

Meaning: snow

Kumi

Meaning: beauty; ‘nine seas’

Kura

Meaning: house of treasure

Kyoko

Meaning: mirror

Kyomi

Meaning: pure and beautiful

Machiko

Meaning: fortunate child

Mai

Meaning: brightness or flower; coyote

Maiko

Meaning: dancing child

Mamiko

Meaning: beauty

Manami

Meaning: love of beauty

Mari/Mariko

Meaning: ball; circle

Masako

Meaning: honest child

Masumi

Meaning: increasing beauty

Matsuko

Meaning: pine tree

Michiko

Meaning: knowledge

Midori

Meaning: green, nature

Mieko

Meaning: prosperous

Miho

Meaning: truth, beauty, care

Miki

Meaning: flower stem

Mika

Meaning: beautiful fragrance

Minako

Meaning: beautiful baby

Mio

Meaning: waterway

Mirai

Meaning: future

Misaki

Meaning: beauty bloom

Mitsu

Meaning: light

Miyah

Meaning: temple

Miyo

Meaning: beautiful generation

Miyuki

Meaning: good luck

Megumi

Meaning: blessing

Morina

Meaning: forest town

Namika

Meaning: flower of the wave

Nao/Naoko

Meaning: honest; obedient child

Nara

Meaning: happy; oak tree

Narumi

Meaning: beauty

Nishi

Meaning: West

Nomi

Meaning: beautiful, pleasant, delightful

Nori

Meaning: tradition

Nozomi

Meaning: hope

Nyoko

Meaning: treasure

Ohara

Meaning: small field

Orino

Meaning: worker's field

Rai

Meaning: trust; next child

Raku

Meaning: pleasure

Ran

Meaning: water lily

Reiko

Meaning: grateful; pretty child

Ren

Mearning: lotus

Rika

Meaning: fragrance

Rikona

Meaning: intelligence

Riku

Meaning: “wise sky”

Rikku

Meaning: land; continent

Rin/Rina

Meaning: dignified

Rini

Meaning: little bunny

Rio

Meaning: place of cherry blossom

Rui

Meaning: affectionate

Ruri

Meaning: semi-precious stone; spirituality

Ryo

Meaning: fact, reality, understand; defy

Ryoko

Meaning: dragon; good child

Sachi

Meaning: blessed

Sadashi

Meaning: ambitious

Sai

Meaning: intelligent

Sakae

Meaning: prosperous

Sakura

Meaning: cherry blossom

Satchiko

Meaning: lucky baby

Satoko

Meaning: wise baby

Satomi

Meaning: beautiful

Seijun

Meaning: pure

Seina

Meaning: noble baby

Sen

Meaning: fairy of wood; Zen-like; mythological forest elf

Shaiwase

Meaning: happiness

Shinju

Meaning: pearl

Shiori

Meaning: guide, poem or weave

Someina

Meaning: intelligence

Sora/Sorano

Meaning: summer sky; ‘of the sky’

Suki

Meaning: beloved or loved one

Sumi

Meaning: elegant; refined

Sumiye

Meaning: smart girl

Suzu

Meaning: little bell

Takara

Meaning: treasure; jewel

Taki

Meaning: waterfall

Tamaki/Tamako

Meaning: bracelet; jewel child

Tamayo

Maning: generation jewel

Tami

Meaning: people

Tani

Meaning: stand of glory

Tatsu

Meaning: dragon

Taya

Meaning: young

Tazu

Meaning: rice-field stork

Tetzu

Meaning: strong as iron

Tokiwa

Meaning: constant

Tora

Meaning: thunder

Tori

Meaning: bird

Tomoko

Meaning: friendly; knowledgeable

Tsuru

Meaning: wish for long life.

Ume/Umeko

Meaning: plum-blossom child; patient

Umi

Meaning: ocean

Wakumi

Meaning: spring of water

Yoko

Meaning: good girl

Yori

Meaning: reliable

Yoshi

Meaning: good; respectful

Yoshima

Meaning: lucky girl

Yoshino

Meaning: a fertile field

Yua

Meaning: binding love and affection

Yui

Meaning: gentleness or superiority

Yuka

Meaning: fragrant

Yuki

Meaning: snow

Yuko

Meaning: kind-hearted child

Yuma

Meaning: Calm truth

Yume

Meaning: dream

Yumi

Meaning: beauty

Yuna

Meaning: gentle

Yuri

Meaning: lily

Zen

Meaning: peace