Anime is a form of animation which has its roots in Japan before extending to other parts of the world. Different cute anime girl names are popular in Japan and the US.
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Anime has a form of uniqueness which makes it different from the other types of hand-drawn and computerized animations. There are anime girl names that have great meanings that you can give to your baby girl.
These popular anime girl names listed below, have been carefully compiled for your selection. They are unique and cute for your girl child.
Aoi
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Hollyhock | Japanese | Aoi Yuki an actress | In 2014, it was one of the most popular anime girl names in Japan though not listed among the top popular names in the US |
Chiyoko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Thousand generation child | Japanese | An enka singer and television presenter Chiyoko Shimakura | It was among the most popular names for girls in Japan. |
Emiko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Beautiful child | Japanese | Emiko Omori – a Filmmaker | Emiko Is not a popular name in the US |
Akemi
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Bright and Beautiful | Japanese | Akemi Takada – a Manga Artist | In 1965, it ranked among the most popular in Japan but it is not so popular in the US |
Anzu
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Apricot | Japanese | Actress Anzu Lawson | It was the 12th among the most popular anime girl names in Japan in the year 2014 but not among the first 1,000 popular in the US |
Hana
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Flower | Japanese | Artist Hana Usui | Since 1993, Hana ranked among the first 700 most popular girl names in the US |
Ai
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Love | Japanese | Peot Ai Ogawa | For over thirty years, it was the 5th most popular cute anime girl name in Japan although not among the first 1,000 in the US |
Fumiko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Hibiscus beautiful child | Japanese | Politician Fumiko Hayashi | Between 1919 to 1923, Fumiko was among the top 1,000 girl names in the U.S while in 1925, it became the 2nd most popular girl name in Japan. |
Hiroko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Prosperous child | Japanese | Economist and Politician Hiroko Ota | It was the 5th most popular in 1945 in Japan but not listed among the most popular in the US |
Haruka
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Spring fragrance | Japanese | Actress Tomatsu Haruka | Not among the first most popular 1,000 girl names in the US, but in Japan it was the 3rd most popular in 1995 |
Kaori
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Fragrance | Japanese | Kaori Sakamoto an Olympic figure skater | Not a popular girl name in the US. It was the 5th most popular in 1985 in Japan. |
Hisako
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Long-lived child | Japanese | Artist Hisako Hibi, Princess Hisako Takamado | In 1935, it was the 5th most popular in Japan but has no popularity in the US |
Kanna
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Guidance | Japanese | Singer and actress Kanna Hashimoto | Ranked as the 8th most popular in Japan in the year 2017 though not among the top 1,000 names in the US |
Ichika
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Excellent | Japanese | Film actor, Ichika Osaki | It was the 4th in 2015 among the most popular anime girl names in Japan. |
Kazuko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Peaceful child | Japanese | Princess Kazuko Taka | It is not a popular girl name in the US but in 1953, ranked as the 5th most popular in Japan. |
Keiko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Lucky child | Japanese | Actress Keiko Kitagawa, Keiko Fujimori a former first lady | Was the 4th most popular in 1965 in Japan but it is not popular in the US |
Kokoro
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Heart | Japanese | Kokoro Kikachi a voice actress | In 2017, it ranked as the 2nd most popular girl name in Japan though it is not among the most popular in the US |
Rin
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Dignified | Japanese | Actress Rin Takanashi, Rin Saito a manga artist | In the year 2014, Rin was the 2nd most popular name in Japan and it ranked 4th position in 2018 though it has not been ranked among the top girl names in the US |
Tomoko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Wise child | Japanese | Photographer Tomoko Sawada | In Japan, It ranked the 4th most popular in 1975 but it has not been a part of the names for girls in the US |
Shizuko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Quiet child | Japanese | Shizuko Higuchi Miyagawa the former wife to President Fujimori Alberto, Actress Hoshi Shizuko | It has not been ranked among the most popular girl names in the US but it was the most popular a century ago in Japan. |
Yuuko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Excellent flower | Japanese | Actress Yuuka Yano | In 1975, it was the 2nd most popular in Japan but it has not been among the most popular in the US |
Yuzuki
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Young citrus fruit, hope | Japanese | Yuzuki Aikawa, retired wrestler and gravure idol | In 2018, it was the most popular in Japan but not among the first 1,000 popular girl names in the US |
Yumiko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Archery bow child | Japanese | Hotta Yumiko a professional wrestler | Not among the top names in the U.S but ranked as the 3rd most popular names for girls in 1965 in Japan. |
Yuina
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Greens | Japanese | Kim Yuna a figure skater, Yuna Ani manga artist | It was the most popular in Japan in the year 2017 though not among the most popular in the US |
Yua
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Tie and love | Japanese | Singer and actress Mikami Yua | In 2018, Yua was the 2nd most popular girl name in Japan but has not been part of the top 1,000 names in the US |
Yui
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Tie and clothing | Japanese | Singer Yui | Yui was the 8th most popular girl name in 2014 in Japan but not among the first 1,000 names in the US |
Yoshiko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Joyous child | Japanese | Spy Yoshiko Kawashina, Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada a textile artist | It has not been among the most popular in the US but in 1925, it was the 5th most popular among the names for girls in Japan. |
Setsuko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Melody | Japanese | Setsuko Thurlow nuclear disarmament campaigner, actress Setsuko Hara, | In 2017, it ranked as the 2nd most popular name in Japan though it is not among the most popular in the US |
Sakura
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Cherry Blossom | Japanese | Singer Miyawaki Sakura | In 2018, it ranked the 5th most popular girl name in Japan but has not been listed among the top most popular in the US |
Nozomi
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Hopeful truth | Japanese | Nozomi Hiroyama, retired Japanese soccer player | In 2017, it was the most popular girl name in Japan but not listed among the top 1,000 girl names in the US |
Nanami
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Seven sea | Japanese | Author Shiono Nanami | Nanami was the 7th most popular among the anime girl names listed in Japan but not rated among the first 1,000 girls names in the US |
Natsuki
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Hope | Japanese | Natsuki Takaya a Manga artist | In 2000, it was the 4th most popular in Japan but not among the most popular in the US |
Mitsuki
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Beautiful moon | Japanese | Mitsuki Saiga – a voice singer and actress | It was the 10th most popular girl name in Japan for the past 10 years though not rated among the top most popular in the US |
Youko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Sunshine | Japanese | Yoko Ono – a musician and artist | In 1975, it was the 5th most popular among the anime girl names listed in Japan but not ranked as part of the first 1,000 popular names in the US |
Mirai
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Future | Japanese | Mirai Nagasu – a figure skater | It was rated in the past thirty years among the most popular girl names in Japan but not part of the top most popular girl names in the US |
Megumi
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Blessing | Japanese | Megumi Hayashibara – a voice actress | In 1985, it was the 4th most popular girl names in Japan but not rated among the first 1,000 popular girl names in the US |
Mayumi
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Reason | Japanese | Actress Mayumi Tanaka | In 1975, it was the 3rd most popular girl name in Japan though not rated among the top 1,000 in the US |
Mami
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| True beauty | Japanese | Singer Mami Kawada | In 1985, it was the 3rd most popular among the anime girl names in Japan but not rated among the top most popular in the US |
Kyouko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Respectful child | Japanese | Kyoko Chan Cox (the daughter of Yoko Ono) | In 2017, it ranked as the 2nd most popular name in Japan though it is not among the most popular in the US |
Kumiko
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Forever beautiful child | Japanese | It has not been a part of the most popular girl names in the US but in 1975, was rated as the most popular in Japan. |
Koharu
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Heart | Japanese | Singer and actress Kusumi Koharu | In Japan, it was the 11th in 2014 among the most popular anime girl names |
Kiyo
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Holy | Japanese | Popular seismologist, Dr. Kiyoo Mogi | It was the most popular girl name a century ago in Japan |
Akari
| MEANING | ORIGIN | POPULAR NAMESAKE | POPULARITY |
| Plum | Japanese | Akari Hayami an actress and singer | Akari ranked as the 3rd most popular name in 2015 in Japan but not rated as part of the top 1,000 girl names in the US |
Conclusion
Names could represent destiny, personality, or/and your heart’s desire.
Therefore, the above-listed anime girl names have been carefully selected and compiled for your use hence making it easy for you to select perfect and good anime girl names for your newborn.
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