100 Japanese baby names for girls

Soon-to-be parents looking for unique and meaningful baby names for their daughter should look to Japan for inspiration.

Whether you want your daughter’s name to reflect her heritage or are simply looking for names with rich history, meanings and definitions, there are an abundance of choices when it comes to Japanese girl names.

You can even look to some prominent Japanese-American figures for inspiration, like artist and musician Yoko Ono, singer-songwriter Mitski (born Mitsuki Laycock), civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama, "Orange is the New Black" actor Kimiko Glenn, political activist and researcher Aiko Herzig-Woshinaga, YouTuber Mari Takahashi, and "Gilmore Girls" actor Keiko Agena.

100 Japanese Girl Names

With so many wonderful Japanese girl names to choose from, how will you decide? Hopefully, this list of 100 names will help you narrow it down.

• Aoi

• Himari

• Emi

• Noemi

• Kimiko

• Misaki

• Ayame

• Sayuri

• Mai

• Jun

• Tsumugi

• Asuka

• Izumi

• Rei

• Kohaku

• Shinju

• Aiko

• Hikari

• Keiko

• Yumiko

• Miyu

• Tomomi

• Miki

• Noriko

• Yume

• Shun

• Yuna

• Chie

• Aki

• Kokoro

• Michi

• Hitomi

• Mika

• Yoshiko

• Hinata

• Sakura

• Akari

• Ume

• Nanami

• Chio

• Aiko

• Naoko

• Yuina

• Sora

• Aya

• Satomi

• Miu

• Hoshiko

• Hana

• Rin

• Yoshie

• Miho

• Ayumi

• Mei

• Ami

• Honoka

• Mari

• Kaoru

• Sachiko

• Yuka

• Ichika

• Asami

• Junko

• Chinatsu

• Airi

• Hina

• Kanako

• Mizuki

• Nao

• Saori

• Haruna

• Iwa

• Chikako

• Kyo

• Ai

• Chiyoko

• Fuji

• Sumiko

• Doi

• Yukiko

• Akane

• Kanna

• Gina

• Kaori

• Emica

• Nanako

• Sayaka

• Aina

• Yoko

• Chihiro

• Megumi

• Yu

• Noa

• Mio

• Tsubaki

• Shiori

• Kei

• Ichika

• Hotaru

• Hibiki

This article was originally published on TODAY.com