Popular names in Japan
The latest top baby names and the most common surnames, from Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company.
Top baby names
All 102 names →Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.
Most common surnames
All 98 surnames →| Rank | Surname | Origin & meaning | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sato 佐藤 | Japanese | 1,798,000 |
| 2 | Suzuki 鈴木 | Japanese · “bell tree” | 1,745,000 |
| 3 | Takahashi 高橋 | Japanese · “high bridge” | 1,361,000 |
| 4 | Tanaka 田中 | Japanese · “middle of the rice field” | 1,293,000 |
| 5 | Ito 伊藤 | Japanese | 1,037,000 |
| 6 | Watanabe 渡辺 | Japanese | 1,028,000 |
| 7 | Yamamoto 山本 | Japanese · “base of the mountain” | 1,013,000 |
| 8 | Nakamura 中村 | Japanese · “middle village” | 1,011,000 |
| 9 | Kobayashi 小林 | Japanese · “small forest” | 996,000 |
| 10 | Kato 加藤 | Japanese | 861,000 |
Source: Myoji-yurai.net (名字由来net) national surname ranking. Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.