First names / H
Japanese Names Starting with H
98 Japanese first names begin with H, from Hajime (一) to Hozumi (保住). They are grouped below into girl, boy and unisex names, each with its kanji, reading and literal meaning. Open any name to see every spelling.
On average these names have 3.2 syllables. The most varied is Hiromi, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means “abundant + beauty”.
Girl names starting with H (55)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hana | 花 | はな | flower |
| Hanae | 花会 | はなえ | flower + meeting |
| Hanako | 話心 | はなこ | tale + heart |
| Hanna | 花奈 | はんな | flower + Nara |
| Harue | 治衛 | はるえ | reign + defense |
| Haruhi | 春日 | はるひ | springtime + day |
| Haruka | 遥 | はるか | far off |
| Haruki | 治機 | はるき | reign + loom |
| Haruko | 春子 | はるこ | springtime + child |
| Harumi | 東見 | はるみ | east + see |
| Haruna | 時来 | はるな | time + come |
| Haruno | 花野 | はるの | flower + plains |
| Haruyo | 明代 | はるよ | bright + substitute |
| Hasumi | 葉済 | はすみ | leaf + settle |
| Hatsumi | 八実 | はつみ | eight + reality |
| Hayami | 早水 | はやみ | early + water |
| Hayao | 早生 | はやお | early + life |
| Hayate | 疾風 | はやて | rapidly + wind |
| Hazuki | 八月 | はづき | eight + month |
| Hibiki | 響月 | ひびき | echo + month |
| Hidemi | 英見 | ひでみ | England + see |
| Hifumi | 比文 | ひふみ | compare + sentence |
| Hikaru | 光流 | ひかる | ray + current |
| Himari | 愛梨 | ひまり | love + pear tree |
| Hime | 日女 | ひめ | day + woman |
| Himeka | 姫加 | ひめか | princess + add |
| Himika | 一花 | ひみか | one + flower |
| Himiko | 公子 | ひみこ | public + child |
| Hina | 陽菜 | ひな | sunshine + vegetable |
| Hinaka | 陽日 | ひなか | sunshine + day |
| Hinako | 品子 | ひなこ | goods + child |
| Hinami | 日南 | ひなみ | day + south |
| Hinano | 雛乃 | ひなの | chick + from |
| Hinari | 日成 | ひなり | day + turn into |
| Hiroe | 広重 | ひろえ | wide + heavy |
| Hiroka | 弘香 | ひろか | vast + incense |
| Hiroko | 浩子 | ひろこ | wide expanse + child |
| Hiromi | 裕美 | ひろみ | abundant + beauty |
| Hirona | 大直 | ひろな | large + straightaway |
| Hirono | 広野 | ひろの | wide + plains |
| Hironobu | 大信 | ひろのぶ | large + faith |
| Hiroyo | 大代 | ひろよ | large + substitute |
| Hisae | 久会 | ひさえ | long time + meeting |
| Hisaki | 飛先 | ひさき | fly + before |
| Hisako | 久子 | ひさこ | long time + child |
| Hisami | 久三 | ひさみ | long time + three |
| Hisato | 央人 | ひさと | center + person |
| Hisayo | 長代 | ひさよ | long + substitute |
| Hitoe | 一会 | ひとえ | one + meeting |
| Hitomi | 一三 | ひとみ | one + three |
| Hiyori | 日和 | ひより | day + harmony |
| Hoko | 方子 | ほうこ | direction + child |
| Honami | 保波 | ほなみ | protect + waves |
| Honoka | 百海 | ほのか | hundred + sea |
| Hozumi | 保住 | ほずみ | protect + dwell |
Boy names starting with H (35)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haruhiko | 春良 | はるひこ | springtime + good |
| Haruo | 春夫 | はるお | springtime + husband |
| Haruomi | 春臣 | はるおみ | springtime + retainer |
| Haruto | 春人 | はると | springtime + person |
| Haruyoshi | 治明 | はるよし | reign + bright |
| Hayato | 隼人 | はやと | falcon + person |
| Hideaki | 英明 | ひであき | England + bright |
| Hideki | 英機 | ひでき | England + loom |
| Hidenori | 英法 | ひでのり | England + method |
| Hideo | 任男 | ひでお | responsibility + male |
| Hidetoshi | 英年 | ひでとし | England + year |
| Hideyuki | 英行 | ひでゆき | England + going |
| Hiroaki | 大明 | ひろあき | large + bright |
| Hirofumi | 大文 | ひろふみ | large + sentence |
| Hirohiko | 大彦 | ひろひこ | large + lad |
| Hiroji | 広二 | ひろじ | wide + two |
| Hirokazu | 治二 | ひろかず | reign + two |
| Hiroki | 大記 | ひろき | large + scribe |
| Hiromasa | 博正 | ひろまさ | Dr. + correct |
| Hiromichi | 大進 | ひろみち | large + advance |
| Hiromitsu | 広満 | ひろみつ | wide + full |
| Hironori | 浩徳 | ひろのり | wide expanse + benevolence |
| Hiroshi | 博 | ひろし | Dr. |
| Hirosuke | 広助 | ひろすけ | wide + help |
| Hiroto | 広人 | ひろと | wide + person |
| Hirotoshi | 広年 | ひろとし | wide + year |
| Hirotsugu | 治二 | ひろつぐ | reign + two |
| Hiroyasu | 大和 | ひろやす | large + harmony |
| Hiroyoshi | 広義 | ひろよし | wide + righteousness |
| Hiroyuki | 大行 | ひろゆき | large + going |
| Hisa | 比佐 | ひさ | compare + assistant |
| Hisanori | 央憲 | ひさのり | center + constitution |
| Hisao | 久雄 | ひさお | long time + masculine |
| Hisayoshi | 久保 | ひさよし | long time + protect |
| Hitoshi | 仁 | ひとし | humanity |
Unisex names starting with H (8)
Kanji most used in H names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 広 | wide, broad, spacious (taught in grade 2) | コウ、ひろ | 5 | Hiroe, Hiro, Hiroyoshi |
| 大 | large, big (taught in grade 1) | ダイ、タイ、おお | 3 | Tomomi, Hiroaki, Masahiro |
| 春 | springtime, spring (taught in grade 2) | シュン、はる | 9 | Miharu, Yoshiharu, Sumire |
| 日 | day, sun, Japan (taught in grade 1) | ニチ、ジツ、ひ、び | 4 | Asaka, Asuka, Madoka |
| 英 | England, English, hero (taught in grade 4) | エイ、はなぶさ | 8 | Atsue, Eijiro, Yoshihide |
| 子 | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | シ、ス、ツ、こ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with H?
In this list, H has 55 girl names, 35 boy names and 8 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with H?
Hiromi (裕美) can be written in the most different ways of the H names here. It means: abundant + beauty.
How long are Japanese names starting with H?
They average 3.2 syllables, counting each kana beat.