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HelpPopularity list for 2016 Japan and some earlier years (more)
in reply to a message by Felie
Hey :) No, unfortunately I can't speak Japanese. I wish I could. I found this source, I think it is one of the most reliable ones and it has statistics for each year starting in 1912: http://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/enjoy/ranking/year_men/girl.html
I only translated the girls lists, if you find any mistakes let me know. I did this by googling 'Japanese name ...' inserting the kanji or hiragana for each name and it always gave me a result. Don't use google translate, it will sometimes give you the name but most of the time just the meaning (e.g. flower) but not the actual name (e.g. Hana) ;)
There were some names where I couldn't be quite sure, for example 愛美 translates as Manami and as Aimi. As they were both common in Japan I can't figure out which one it is. But I guess Japanese speakers can't do this either and that some sort of pronunciation needs to be given when parents register a name.
2016
1 Aoi
2 Sakura (Hiragana)
3 Haruna
4 Rin
5 Yuna, Sakura (Kanji), Riko
6 /
7 /
8 Yui
9 Yua
10 Hana
1996
1 Misaki
2 Aya
3 Asuka
4 Mayu, Moe
5 /
6 Ai
7 Kaede
8 Nanami, Momoko
9 /
10 Ayaka, Yuka
1976
1 Tomoko
2 Yuko
3 Mayumi
4 Yoko
5 Kumiko
6 Kaori
7 Hiromi
8 Megumi (in Hiragana)
9 Megumi(written in Kanji)
10 Miho
1956
1 Keiko
2 Kyoko
3 Yoko
4 Sachiko
5 Kazuko
6 Kumiko
7 Yumiko
8 Yuko
9 Junko
10 Noriko
1936
1 Kazuko
2 Sachiko
3 Setsuko
4 Hiroko
5 Kyoko
6 Hisako
7 Yoko
8 Michiko
9 Etsuko
10 Fumiko
1916
1 Fumiko
2 Chiyoko
3 Chiyo
4 Kiyoko
5 You
6 Yaeko
7 Fumi
8 Kiyo
9 Shizuko
10 Sadako
It is interesting to me how the names changed from very basic and simple sounds (written in Hiragana) such as Haru, Hana, Nako, Chiyo, Kiyo and Fumi to those really extravagant, decorative names (written in Kanji) such as Sachiko, Etsuko, Kazuko or Michiko. In the late 70s/early 80s the trend seemed to go back to simple names (but written mostly in kanji) such as Ai, Mai, Mami and Miki. And now the names are still somewhat simple (mostly without -ko endings which seem to have become unfashionable with a few exceptions such as Riko) such as Hana, Anna, Yua, Aoi etc. (but mostly written in Kanji).
source: http://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/enjoy/ranking/year_men/girl.html
I only translated the girls lists, if you find any mistakes let me know. I did this by googling 'Japanese name ...' inserting the kanji or hiragana for each name and it always gave me a result. Don't use google translate, it will sometimes give you the name but most of the time just the meaning (e.g. flower) but not the actual name (e.g. Hana) ;)
There were some names where I couldn't be quite sure, for example 愛美 translates as Manami and as Aimi. As they were both common in Japan I can't figure out which one it is. But I guess Japanese speakers can't do this either and that some sort of pronunciation needs to be given when parents register a name.
2016
1 Aoi
2 Sakura (Hiragana)
3 Haruna
4 Rin
5 Yuna, Sakura (Kanji), Riko
6 /
7 /
8 Yui
9 Yua
10 Hana
1996
1 Misaki
2 Aya
3 Asuka
4 Mayu, Moe
5 /
6 Ai
7 Kaede
8 Nanami, Momoko
9 /
10 Ayaka, Yuka
1976
1 Tomoko
2 Yuko
3 Mayumi
4 Yoko
5 Kumiko
6 Kaori
7 Hiromi
8 Megumi (in Hiragana)
9 Megumi(written in Kanji)
10 Miho
1956
1 Keiko
2 Kyoko
3 Yoko
4 Sachiko
5 Kazuko
6 Kumiko
7 Yumiko
8 Yuko
9 Junko
10 Noriko
1936
1 Kazuko
2 Sachiko
3 Setsuko
4 Hiroko
5 Kyoko
6 Hisako
7 Yoko
8 Michiko
9 Etsuko
10 Fumiko
1916
1 Fumiko
2 Chiyoko
3 Chiyo
4 Kiyoko
5 You
6 Yaeko
7 Fumi
8 Kiyo
9 Shizuko
10 Sadako
It is interesting to me how the names changed from very basic and simple sounds (written in Hiragana) such as Haru, Hana, Nako, Chiyo, Kiyo and Fumi to those really extravagant, decorative names (written in Kanji) such as Sachiko, Etsuko, Kazuko or Michiko. In the late 70s/early 80s the trend seemed to go back to simple names (but written mostly in kanji) such as Ai, Mai, Mami and Miki. And now the names are still somewhat simple (mostly without -ko endings which seem to have become unfashionable with a few exceptions such as Riko) such as Hana, Anna, Yua, Aoi etc. (but mostly written in Kanji).
source: http://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/enjoy/ranking/year_men/girl.html
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