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Japanese Names Starting with I
49 Japanese first names begin with I, from Ibu (ไป็) to Izumi (ๆณ). 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 3.0 syllables. The most varied is Izumi, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means โspringโ.
Girl names starting with I (42)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibu | ไป็ | ใใถ | now + life |
| Ibuki | ็็ซ | ใใถใ | life + stand up |
| Ichie | ไธไผ | ใใกใ | one + meeting |
| Ichika | ไธๅ | ใใกใ | one + add |
| Ichiko | ไธๅญ | ใใกใ | one + child |
| Iho | ๆไฟ | ใใป | idea + protect |
| Ihoko | ไบไฟๅญ | ใใปใ | five + protect + child |
| Ikiko | ๆ่จๅญ | ใใใ | idea + scribe + child |
| Ikko | ไธ่ก | ใใฃใใ | one + going |
| Iku | ไบไน | ใใ | five + nine |
| Ikue | ่ก้ | ใใใ | going + heavy |
| Ikuka | ็ไฝ | ใใใ | life + what |
| Ikuko | ้ๅญ | ใใใ | cultural progress + child |
| Ikumi | ้็พ | ใใใฟ | cultural progress + beauty |
| Ikuna | ่กๅ | ใใใช | going + name |
| Ikuno | ่ก้ | ใใใฎ | going + plains |
| Ikuyo | ่กไปฃ | ใใใ | going + substitute |
| Imako | ไปๅญ | ใใพใ | now + child |
| Inako | ็จฒๅญ | ใใชใ | rice plant + child |
| Io | ไบ็พ | ใใ | five + hundred |
| Iori | ๅบต | ใใใ | hermitage |
| Irina | ๅ ฅๅฅ | ใใใช | enter + Nara |
| Iroha | ๅฟ่ฑ | ใใใฏ | heart + flower |
| Isa | ๆไฝ | ใใ | idea + make |
| Isae | ๅๆฑ | ใใใ | achievement + creek |
| Isako | ๅ ฌๅญ | ใใใ | public + child |
| Isami | ๅ | ใใใฟ | courage |
| Isao | ๅ | ใใใ | achievement |
| Isayo | ๅไปฃ | ใใใ | achievement + substitute |
| Iseko | ๆไธๅญ | ใใใ | idea + generation + child |
| Isuzu | ไบ้ด | ใใใ | five + small bell |
| Itoe | ๆๆ | ใใจใ | love + reflect |
| Itoko | ๆๅญ | ใใจใ | utmost + child |
| Itsu | ๆ้ฝ | ใใค | idea + metropolis |
| Itsue | ไบๆฑ | ใใคใ | five + creek |
| Itsuka | ไธๆตท | ใใคใ | one + sea |
| Itsuki | ๆจน | ใใคใ | timber |
| Itsuko | ้ธๅญ | ใใคใ | deviate + child |
| Itsumi | ไธ่ฆ | ใใคใฟ | one + see |
| Iyo | ไบไปฃ | ใใ | five + substitute |
| Iyoko | ๅผฅๅญ | ใใใ | all the more + child |
| Izumi | ๆณ | ใใใฟ | spring |
Boy names starting with I (6)
Unisex names starting with I (1)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isamu | ไผๆญฆ | ใใใ | Italy + warrior |
Kanji most used in I names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๅญ | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | ใทใในใใใใ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| ไธ | one, one radical (taught in grade 1) | ใคใใใคใใใฒใจ | 1 | Hitomi, Koichiro, Azusa |
| ไบ | five (taught in grade 1) | ใดใใใค | 4 | Seigoro, Shogoro, Itsue |
| ๆ | idea, mind, heart (taught in grade 3) | ใค | 13 | Katsuyoshi, Chiiko, Isa |
| ่ก | going, journey, carry out (taught in grade 2) | ใณใฆใใฎใงใฆใใขใณใใ | 6 | Ikue, Yoshiyuki, Michiko |
| ็ | life, genuine, birth (taught in grade 1) | ใปใคใใทใงใฆใใใใ | 5 | Saki, Toshio, Masaki |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with I?
In this list, I has 42 girl names, 6 boy names and 1 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with I?
Izumi (ๆณ) can be written in the most different ways of the I names here. It means: spring.
How long are Japanese names starting with I?
They average 3.0 syllables, counting each kana beat.