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Help[Opinions] Anime name list - thoughts?
The post about how Gen Zers might name kids made me think of anime names becoming more common, but I don't really know any, so I googled Anime Baby Name List, and this one is from 8 months ago...
(Which are your favorites? Which seem the worst to you? Can you see any charting or becoming more well known in the next couple decades? Are there any you would add to the list?)
Girl Anime Names
1. Aletta
2. Anju
3. Aoba
4. Asuka
5. Ayano
6. Balalaika
7. Boa
8. Choouko
9. Chiyo
10. Daisuke
11. Emi
12. Ennis
13. Fumiko
14. Gaara
15. Gypsy
16. Hana
17. Hannya
18. Hideko
19. Isamu
20. Junichi
21. Kamiko
22. Kanon
23. Kokoro
24. Lina
25. Lucy
26. Luffy
27. Mayu
28. Megumi
29. Mei
30. Minori
31. Misu
32. Miyako
33. Miwa
34. Miyuki
35. Mizuki
36. Momoji
37. Nami
38. Nao
39. Naru
40. Nel
41. Noa
42. Noriko
43. Oiwa
44. Rei
45. Revy
46. Rikka
47. Rin
48. Riza
49. Saki
50. Shizuru
51. Tomiko
52. Tora
53. Tsukiko
54. Umeno
55. Usagi
56. Utsumi
57. Uzume
58. Wakumi
59. Yoi
60. Yoshiko
61. Zakuro
62. Zyunko
Anime Boy Names
63. Akane
64. Akira
65. Alphonse
66. Aoi
67. Arata
68. Ash
69. Astro
70. Batou
71. Batou
72. Benjiro
73. Bolt
74. Brock
75. Cashe
76. Chibi
77. Cloud
78. Cynus
80. Daiki
81. Dante
82. Elric
83. Erembour
84. Eren
85. Ersuko
86. Fumio
87. Goku
88. Gohan
89. Goro
90. Haruki
91. Haruo
92. Hiashi
93. Hideaki
94. Hiroshi
95. Ichigo
96. Inuyasha
97. Isamu
98. Ito
99. Jiraya
100. Jiro
101. Kaito
102. Kaname
103. Kazuo
104. Kenshiro
105. Kouki
106. Kuro
107. Kyouko
108. Light
109. Makoto
110. Masaji
111. Masashi
112. Michi
113. Moon
114. Naruto
115. Naruto
116. Noruru
117. Okasaki
118. Osamu
119. Raiden
120. Riku
121. Rikuto
122. Shiro
123. Toshiro
124. Yasu
Anime Character Names
125. Akeno
126. Akito
127. Alphonse
128. Archer
129. Arisa
130. Artemis
131. Asuka
132. Ayame
133. Bakezo
135. Bankuro
136. Banshee
137. Baxcon
138. Broly
139. Bulma
140. Cam
141. Chan
142. Chey
143. Chi
144. Desna
145. Dimaria
146. Dita
147. Erigor
148. Ezra
149. Favaro
150. Freya
151. Gajeel
152. Gendo
153. Genya
154. Gray
155. Hakudoshi
156. Havoc
157. Hiromu
158. Hotaru
159. Ino
160. Itachi
161. Jaken
162. Jupiter
163. Juvia
164. Kaib
165. Kakashi
166. Krillin
167. Laxus
168. Levy
169. Luna
170. Maes
171. Mars
172. Maya
173. Mercury
174. Minoru
175. Mirajane
176. Miroku
177. Mustang
178. Nephrite
179. Neptune
180. Orihime
181. Pan
182. Riza
183. Rogue
184. Sailor
185. Serenity
186. Sting
187. Takako
188. Ultear
189. Wendy
190. Yuki
191. Zeref
192. Zima
Cool Anime Names
192. Aimi
193. Airi
194. Amaya
195. Araysh
196. Aya
197. Betzalel
198. Chaiyn
199. Chiaki
200. Chieko
201. Cobra
202. Dio
203. Doraemon
204. Eiko
205. Emika
206. Izumi
207. Kaede
208. Keiko
209. Kenta
210. Kouta
211. Kyoko
212. Mariko
213. Mayum
214. Michiaki
215. Michio
216. Mikio
217. Motoko
218. Naomi
219. Naoko
220. Nobu
221. Nobuko
222. Noburu
223. Nori
224. Obito
225. Okitane
226. Piccolo
227. Rio
228. Roy
229. Ryoto
230. Ryuu
231. Saburo
232. Saika
233. Seiji
234. Shinichi
235. Sora
236. Shun
237. Tadao
238. Tadashi
239. Taiki
240. Taro
241. Wakato
242. Wazuki
243. Yoiche
244. Yoshi
245. Yukino
246. Yuri
247. YuYu
248. Zempei
249. Zenshin
Here's another from last month:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thebump.com/b/anime-baby-names/amp
And these are a couple on Nameberry
https://nameberry.com/userlist/view/164219
https://nameberry.com/userlist/view/45055
(Which are your favorites? Which seem the worst to you? Can you see any charting or becoming more well known in the next couple decades? Are there any you would add to the list?)
Girl Anime Names
1. Aletta
2. Anju
3. Aoba
4. Asuka
5. Ayano
6. Balalaika
7. Boa
8. Choouko
9. Chiyo
10. Daisuke
11. Emi
12. Ennis
13. Fumiko
14. Gaara
15. Gypsy
16. Hana
17. Hannya
18. Hideko
19. Isamu
20. Junichi
21. Kamiko
22. Kanon
23. Kokoro
24. Lina
25. Lucy
26. Luffy
27. Mayu
28. Megumi
29. Mei
30. Minori
31. Misu
32. Miyako
33. Miwa
34. Miyuki
35. Mizuki
36. Momoji
37. Nami
38. Nao
39. Naru
40. Nel
41. Noa
42. Noriko
43. Oiwa
44. Rei
45. Revy
46. Rikka
47. Rin
48. Riza
49. Saki
50. Shizuru
51. Tomiko
52. Tora
53. Tsukiko
54. Umeno
55. Usagi
56. Utsumi
57. Uzume
58. Wakumi
59. Yoi
60. Yoshiko
61. Zakuro
62. Zyunko
Anime Boy Names
63. Akane
64. Akira
65. Alphonse
66. Aoi
67. Arata
68. Ash
69. Astro
70. Batou
71. Batou
72. Benjiro
73. Bolt
74. Brock
75. Cashe
76. Chibi
77. Cloud
78. Cynus
80. Daiki
81. Dante
82. Elric
83. Erembour
84. Eren
85. Ersuko
86. Fumio
87. Goku
88. Gohan
89. Goro
90. Haruki
91. Haruo
92. Hiashi
93. Hideaki
94. Hiroshi
95. Ichigo
96. Inuyasha
97. Isamu
98. Ito
99. Jiraya
100. Jiro
101. Kaito
102. Kaname
103. Kazuo
104. Kenshiro
105. Kouki
106. Kuro
107. Kyouko
108. Light
109. Makoto
110. Masaji
111. Masashi
112. Michi
113. Moon
114. Naruto
115. Naruto
116. Noruru
117. Okasaki
118. Osamu
119. Raiden
120. Riku
121. Rikuto
122. Shiro
123. Toshiro
124. Yasu
Anime Character Names
125. Akeno
126. Akito
127. Alphonse
128. Archer
129. Arisa
130. Artemis
131. Asuka
132. Ayame
133. Bakezo
135. Bankuro
136. Banshee
137. Baxcon
138. Broly
139. Bulma
140. Cam
141. Chan
142. Chey
143. Chi
144. Desna
145. Dimaria
146. Dita
147. Erigor
148. Ezra
149. Favaro
150. Freya
151. Gajeel
152. Gendo
153. Genya
154. Gray
155. Hakudoshi
156. Havoc
157. Hiromu
158. Hotaru
159. Ino
160. Itachi
161. Jaken
162. Jupiter
163. Juvia
164. Kaib
165. Kakashi
166. Krillin
167. Laxus
168. Levy
169. Luna
170. Maes
171. Mars
172. Maya
173. Mercury
174. Minoru
175. Mirajane
176. Miroku
177. Mustang
178. Nephrite
179. Neptune
180. Orihime
181. Pan
182. Riza
183. Rogue
184. Sailor
185. Serenity
186. Sting
187. Takako
188. Ultear
189. Wendy
190. Yuki
191. Zeref
192. Zima
Cool Anime Names
192. Aimi
193. Airi
194. Amaya
195. Araysh
196. Aya
197. Betzalel
198. Chaiyn
199. Chiaki
200. Chieko
201. Cobra
202. Dio
203. Doraemon
204. Eiko
205. Emika
206. Izumi
207. Kaede
208. Keiko
209. Kenta
210. Kouta
211. Kyoko
212. Mariko
213. Mayum
214. Michiaki
215. Michio
216. Mikio
217. Motoko
218. Naomi
219. Naoko
220. Nobu
221. Nobuko
222. Noburu
223. Nori
224. Obito
225. Okitane
226. Piccolo
227. Rio
228. Roy
229. Ryoto
230. Ryuu
231. Saburo
232. Saika
233. Seiji
234. Shinichi
235. Sora
236. Shun
237. Tadao
238. Tadashi
239. Taiki
240. Taro
241. Wakato
242. Wazuki
243. Yoiche
244. Yoshi
245. Yukino
246. Yuri
247. YuYu
248. Zempei
249. Zenshin
Here's another from last month:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thebump.com/b/anime-baby-names/amp
And these are a couple on Nameberry
https://nameberry.com/userlist/view/164219
https://nameberry.com/userlist/view/45055
This message was edited 3/28/2022, 12:09 AM
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My favorites from the lists:
Asuka
Chiyo
Emi
Ennis
Hana
Isamu
Kanon
Kokoro
Lina
Lucy
Mayu
Megumi
Mei
Miwa
Miyuki
Mizuki
Momoji
Nami
Naru
Nel
Noa
Rei
Rikka
Rin
Riza
Tora
Usagi
Akira
Alphonse
Ash
Cloud
Dante
Elric
Eren
Hiroshi
Ichigo
Kaito
Raiden
Riku
Archer
Arisa
Artemis
Desna
Erza
Favaro
Freya
Gray
Hotaru
Luna
Maya
Mercury
Mirajane
Neptune
Orihime
Serenity
Wendy
Yuki
Amaya
Aya
Emika
Izumi
Mariko
Naomi
Rio
Roy
Ryuu
Saburo
Shinichi
Sora
Tadashi
Taro
Yoshi
Yuri
Ones I'd be more likely to use IRL:
Ennis
Asuka
Chiyo
Emi
Ennis
Hana
Isamu
Kanon
Kokoro
Lina
Lucy
Mayu
Megumi
Mei
Miwa
Miyuki
Mizuki
Momoji
Nami
Naru
Nel
Noa
Rei
Rikka
Rin
Riza
Tora
Usagi
Akira
Alphonse
Ash
Cloud
Dante
Elric
Eren
Hiroshi
Ichigo
Kaito
Raiden
Riku
Archer
Arisa
Artemis
Desna
Erza
Favaro
Freya
Gray
Hotaru
Luna
Maya
Mercury
Mirajane
Neptune
Orihime
Serenity
Wendy
Yuki
Amaya
Aya
Emika
Izumi
Mariko
Naomi
Rio
Roy
Ryuu
Saburo
Shinichi
Sora
Tadashi
Taro
Yoshi
Yuri
Ones I'd be more likely to use IRL:
Ennis
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LOL where did they get some of these names from? Not that many popular characters are listed from what I can see, and some appear to be misspelled. Winry should definitely be on there too (joining Alphonse and Elric), since I can see them actually being used by fans.
Seeing Gaara in the girls name list annoys me, but I can see why they might be inclined to put it there. After all, I know of someone who named their female Husky Killua (a male character), presumably because it sounds feminine to them. Still don't like it though.
There are plenty of anime characters with Western sounding names to choose from too; my top 3 male names came from anime characters in fact (Gwendal, Wolfram and Conrad), so that's a sneaky way to pay homage.
I can also see certain Japanese names becoming trendy outside of anime, thanks to the likes of artists like Hayley Kiyoko, Mitski, and Jhené Aiko.
Seeing Gaara in the girls name list annoys me, but I can see why they might be inclined to put it there. After all, I know of someone who named their female Husky Killua (a male character), presumably because it sounds feminine to them. Still don't like it though.
There are plenty of anime characters with Western sounding names to choose from too; my top 3 male names came from anime characters in fact (Gwendal, Wolfram and Conrad), so that's a sneaky way to pay homage.
I can also see certain Japanese names becoming trendy outside of anime, thanks to the likes of artists like Hayley Kiyoko, Mitski, and Jhené Aiko.
This message was edited 3/28/2022, 12:47 AM
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Idk, it was a list of 250 names that Parade magazine "rounded up".
https://www.google.com/amp/s/parade.com/1241903/marynliles/anime-names/amp/
I did notice #249 was the same as #250, and that one of the other lists had an Erza while this one had Ezra which I wondered about, so clearly someone didn't edit very well.
I guess I could have put work in to round some up myself, but I'd rather just hear what (if any) people would add. It'd be interesting to see Conrad, Wolfram, Gwendal being more common.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/parade.com/1241903/marynliles/anime-names/amp/
I did notice #249 was the same as #250, and that one of the other lists had an Erza while this one had Ezra which I wondered about, so clearly someone didn't edit very well.
I guess I could have put work in to round some up myself, but I'd rather just hear what (if any) people would add. It'd be interesting to see Conrad, Wolfram, Gwendal being more common.
This message was edited 3/28/2022, 5:30 AM
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First of all, I don't see why someone with no Japanese heritage would use a Japanese name in the first place. Second of all, many names on the feminine list are masculine and vice versa. Third of all, many of them are considered dated in Japan.
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The Bump explains:
When picking a name for baby the most important factors to consider are the definitions and the connotations you have with each name you look at. Anime names are packed with meanings and often have an easy ring to them as well. If Spirited Away was a tale that spoke to you and baby is bound to be an inquisitive little thing, Chihiro could be the perfect match for you both. haha.
I'm wondering more about potential trends than tastefulness. Like what if people actually use these lists or popular anime characters more broadly as naming inspiration?? I don't see why not, so I wonder if people know of any they like or hate.
I think a lot of Americans wouldn't really think about it as weird to use the Japanese ones (although as Higuma said, they're not all Japanese; some are Western like Alphonse or words like Light and Serenity - I just don't know any to add personally), as long as it's pop culture. Americans use pop culture names like Nala, Dakota, Odin, Enzo, Arya, Sullivan without being Swahili, Dakota, Scandinavian, Italian, Indian/Iranian, Irish. The datedness thing happens a lot across language barriers; for example, a lot of French names popular in the US were dated in France. One of the predicted characteristics of Gen Z naming style is using gendered names more interchangeably, but I do think the list maker just was being careless. Asian Americans are 6% of Gen Z in the US also, although I don't know how many have Japanese heritage specifically and doubt they'll all pick names to reflect their heritage, although potentially they could pick an anime name for similar reasons other Americans might.
When picking a name for baby the most important factors to consider are the definitions and the connotations you have with each name you look at. Anime names are packed with meanings and often have an easy ring to them as well. If Spirited Away was a tale that spoke to you and baby is bound to be an inquisitive little thing, Chihiro could be the perfect match for you both. haha.
I'm wondering more about potential trends than tastefulness. Like what if people actually use these lists or popular anime characters more broadly as naming inspiration?? I don't see why not, so I wonder if people know of any they like or hate.
I think a lot of Americans wouldn't really think about it as weird to use the Japanese ones (although as Higuma said, they're not all Japanese; some are Western like Alphonse or words like Light and Serenity - I just don't know any to add personally), as long as it's pop culture. Americans use pop culture names like Nala, Dakota, Odin, Enzo, Arya, Sullivan without being Swahili, Dakota, Scandinavian, Italian, Indian/Iranian, Irish. The datedness thing happens a lot across language barriers; for example, a lot of French names popular in the US were dated in France. One of the predicted characteristics of Gen Z naming style is using gendered names more interchangeably, but I do think the list maker just was being careless. Asian Americans are 6% of Gen Z in the US also, although I don't know how many have Japanese heritage specifically and doubt they'll all pick names to reflect their heritage, although potentially they could pick an anime name for similar reasons other Americans might.
This message was edited 3/28/2022, 5:45 AM
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