[Baby Calendar Co., Ltd.]
In August, the hottest summer ever, the number of baby names increasing! The most popular kanji is “summer”! “Marine name” and “Sun name” are very popular 2024 “naming trend for babies born in August” announced
*Baby Calendar Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 17, 2024
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In August, the hottest summer ever, the number of baby names increasing! The most popular kanji is “summer”! “Marine name” and “Sun name” are very popular 2024 “naming trend for babies born in August” announced
Baby Calendar Co., Ltd. (former company name: Cookpad Baby Co., Ltd., head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Keiji Yasuda, hereinafter referred to as “Baby Calendar”) operates Japan’s largest* childcare support site where you can receive direct advice from experts. surveys and publishes baby name rankings every month.
This time, we will announce the “Naming Trends for Babies Born in August”, which was surveyed on 7,795 children born in August 2024.
* – Born in August – Popular name ranking *
Ranking of popular names born in August 2024 | Baby calendar monthly name ranking survey
* [Baby names born in August TOPIC] *
* ●The number of baby names for both boys and girls is increasing! * In August, when record-breaking heat continued, the kanji used most often in girls’ names was “summer.” Among girls, the number of “summer names” using “summer” increased from 145 in July to 205 in August. It was named in 121 different variations. Among boys, the number increased by more than 20, from 43 in July to 66 in August.
Girls’ “summer names” are 25th place “Kaho”, 35th place “Suzuka” / “Ruka”, 53rd place “Fuka”, 70th place “Natsuren” A total of eight names made it into the TOP 100: “Karen”, “Kanon”, “Natsuki”, and “Ichika”. Both “Kaho” and “Suzuka” have significantly improved their rankings from outside the top 100 in July.
Also, in terms of boy names, “Kanata” ranked 48th and “Natsuki” ranked 93rd in the top 100. In addition, they are named by 44 different names, including “Ruka,” “Natsuki,” “Natsuki,” and “Natsuki,” giving both men and women a sense of the season. Many names were adopted.
* ●Girl’s name: Names related to August “Hazuki” in the lunar calendar are popular! *
The top three names for girls born in August are 1st place (*tie) “Himari” and “Rin”, and 3rd place “Sui”. “Sunflower”, which has been ranked number one for three consecutive months, is
reminiscent of the August birth flower “Sunflower” due to its kanji and pronunciation.
Since August in the lunar calendar is called “Hazuki,” “Hazuki” tends to increase in the names of girls born in August every year. This year, it was out of the top 100 in July, but rose significantly to 35th in August. It was used to name more than three times as many girls as July.
In recent years, “retro names,” which use the word “leaf” and have an old-fashioned Japanese feel, have become popular when it comes to naming girls. In August, 11th place “Iroha”, 16th place (*tie) “Suzuha”, “Itoha”, “Kotoha”, 25th place “Yuzuha” Six names were ranked within the top 50, including “Yuzuha” and 35th place “Hazuki.” In addition, 120 people were named in 55 variations, including “Futaba,” “Otoha,” “Suzuha,” and “Utaha.” .
Also, pay attention to the kanji “yang”, which is one of the kanji that makes you feel summer. It is ranked 6th among the most popular kanji in August. “Yo” means a sunny hill and represents the way the sun shines. Among the top 100 girls’ names, “Sun Names” using “Yang” are 1st place “Himari”, 8th place “Hina”, and 16th place (*tie) “Hinano”. Seven of them were ranked: “Hinano” and “Koharu,” 29th place “Hinata,” and 70th place (*tied) “Hina” and “Hina.” There were 67 different names given to 164 people.
* ●Boy’s names: Summer names “marine names” and “sun names” are on the rise! * The top three names for boys born in August were “Nagi” in first place, followed by “Minato” and “Ao” in second place (*tied). “Nagi”, which represents the wind and waves calming down and is reminiscent of a refreshing, calm sea and breeze, has been at the top for two months in a row.
Also, for boys born in the summer, “marine names” are very popular names that use kanji and readings reminiscent of the sea!
In terms of boys’ names for August, 1st place is “Nagi”, 2nd place is “Minato”, 7th place is “Minato”, 11th place is “Minato”, and 27th place (*tie) is “Minato”. “Minato”, “Nagito”, “Kaito”, 36th place “Minato Sota”, 48th place (*tie) “kai”, “kai” )”, 10 “marine names” were ranked within the top 50. Among them, “Minato Oto”, “Nagisho”, and “Minato Dai” have significantly increased their rankings by more than 100 places from the July monthly ranking, and it can be seen that they have particularly increased in August.
In addition, in August, when the sun shines brightly, there is an increase in the number of “sun names” that use kanji and
pronunciations that are reminiscent of the sun. Among boys’ names for August, there are names with images of the sun, light, and light, such as 7th place “Haruto,” 9th place “Hinata,” and 10th place “Asahi.” Three names were ranked in the top 10. In particular, “Asahi”, which means the rising sun or morning sun, significantly improved its ranking from 70th place in July to 10th place in August.
* ▼Top 10 names for babies born in August*
* -boy-*
1st place Nagi (Main reading: Nagi)
2nd place Minato (Main reading: Minato)
2nd place Aoi (Main reading: Ao/Aoi)
4th place Soma (Main reading: Souma)
4th place Blue Sky (Main reading: Sora)
6th place Hayate (Main reading: So Hayate)
7th place Yosho (Main reading: Haruto)
7th place Minato (Main reading: Minato)
9th place Hinata (main reading: Hinata)
10th place Asahi (Main reading: Asahi)
* -girl-*
1st place: Aoi (main reading: Himari)
1st place Rin (Main reading: Rin)
3rd place Sui (Main reading: Sui)
4th place Mio (Main reading: Mio)
5th place Aoi (Main reading: Aoi)
6th place Nagisa (main reading: Nagisa)
7th place Tsumugi (Main reading: Tsumugi)
8th place Hina (main reading: Hina)
8th place Yuina (Main reading: Yuna, Yuina)
8th place Anzu (Main reading: An)
* – Born in August – Reading/Kanji ranking of popular names for girls* Popular name pronunciation/kanji ranking for girls born in August 2024 | Baby calendar monthly name ranking survey
* ●Kanji for girls: The most popular kanji for girls born in August is “summer”! *
The top three kanji names for girls born in August are “Natsu” (1st place), “Ri” (2nd place), and “Ai” (3rd place). In August, when “summer names” using “summer” became popular, “summer” was
overwhelmingly popular in the kanji rankings. It rose significantly from 28th place in the kanji ranking in June to 8th place in July, and finally took the top spot in August. In August, it was used to name 205 people.
* ●Reading for girls: An increase in the number of names that feel like summer * The top 3 reading rankings for girls born in August are 1st place “Sana”, 2nd place (* tied) “Nagisa” and “Ema”. “Sana” rose from 4th place in the reading ranking in July to 1st place in August. August was used to name 65 people.
Of particular note is the summery name “Nagisa.” Yomi ranked 26th in the 2022 annual ranking and 20th in 2023, and took 2nd place in August. Specifically, names that use the kanji character “nagi”, which represents a calm state where the wind has stopped, have become popular, such as “Nagisaki”, “Nagisa”, and “Nagisa”.
Also, the reading using the word “Natsu”, which is perfect for the height of summer, attracted attention. In addition to 35th place “Natsuki” and 75th place “Konatsu,” there were many names such as “Natsume,” “Manatsu,” and “Hinatsu.” Similarly, the number of names such as “matsuri” that are associated with the summer tradition “summer festival” has also increased. In the annual ranking, it is usually out of the 100th place, but in August it was ranked 65th, which shows that names with a seasonal feel are preferred.
Kanna, one of the seasonal words for August, is a plant that blooms from early summer to autumn, with brightly colored flowers especially from July to September. It tends to increase around this time of year, and in August of this year it ranked 35th. This was a significant increase from 69th place in July.
* – Born in August – Reading/Kanji ranking of popular names for boys* Popular name pronunciation/kanji ranking for boys born in August 2024 | Baby calendar monthly name ranking survey
* ●Kanji for boys: “Summer name” and “Marine name” increased* The top three kanji names for boys born in August are 1st place “Sho”, 2nd place “Dou”, and 3rd place “Yang”. “Sho” is overwhelmingly popular, and has topped the annual rankings in 2022 and 2023, and was used to name 224 people in August.
The kanji I want to focus on is “summer”. It was ranked 78th in the kanji ranking in June, 39th in July, and continues to rise as summer approaches, reaching 23rd in August. It was used to name 66 boys born in August.
Additionally, in August, the number of “marine names” that are reminiscent of the sea or names that use kanji related to the sea increased. As a result, kanji such as “minato”, “nagi”,
“summer”, “nagisa”, “ko”, and “浬” have significantly increased in rank across the board. It was used to name many boys during the lingering summer heat of August.
* ●Reading for boys: Good old “classic names” from the Showa era are on the rise! Evolving into a modern style*
The top 3 names for boys born in August are “Minato” in 1st place, “Haruto” in 2nd place, and “Sora” in 3rd place. “Minato” is a reading ranking that has gradually risen to 5th place in the 2022 reading ranking and 2nd place in 2023, and was used to name 86 people in August. “Minato”, which means “port”, is one of the places that reminds you of the blue sea and summer. It is popular throughout the year, but it seems to have become even more popular this hot summer.
In addition, “classic names” with old-fashioned sounds such as “hei”, “ro”, “ta”, and “suke”, which were often given during the Showa era, have recently become popular. Nowadays, in the Reiwa era, the number of hybrid “classic names” that combine old-fashioned stop characters with modern sounds has increased. Among boys born in August, there are 11 readings in the top 100, including 5th place “Souta”, 10th place “Hinata”, 29th place “Kanata”, 38th place “Sousuke”, and 62nd place “Yushin”. “Classic name” was ranked. In the past few years, names with a calm, old-fashioned Japanese feel have become popular, in a complete turn from the whirlwind of difficult-to-read names known as “kirakira names” that were popular about a dozen years ago.
*Main readings are listed in parentheses.
-Survey overview-
Survey target: People who used the services “First Present,” “Ogya Photo Studio,” and “Baby Calendar Present for All” planned and operated by Baby Calendar Co., Ltd.
Survey period: Thursday, August 1, 2024 to Sunday, August 25, 2024 Number of responses: 7,795 (Boys: 3,930 / Girls: 3,865)
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* ■Check out popular names on the baby calendar “Baby naming/name ranking” site! *
The 14th 2023 Baby Name Rankings have been announced!
We announce baby names, pronunciations, and kanji rankings from 1st to 100th. In addition, we have compiled information about names you want to know about now, such as annual name rankings since 2010 and naming trends. Please take a look.
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https://nazuke-nameranking.jp/nameranking2023/
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The “Baby Naming/Name Ranking” site also has a “Name Ranking Search” corner where you can search for the rank of a name from past ranking results. Moms and dads who are thinking of naming their baby should also use this as a reference.
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“Baby Calendar” has 310 million page views per month, approximately 360,000 registered members annually, and is the largest in Japan (*) that covers information on pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare, supervised by approximately 40 doctors and experts. This is a childcare support site. Over 20 editors, most of whom are former magazine editors, will provide high-quality articles every day, from the time you become pregnant until your baby turns two years old, in accordance with your baby’s growth.
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* -About the operating company “Baby Calendar”-*
Company name: Baby Calendar Co., Ltd. (https://corp.baby-calendar.jp) *Listed on TSE Mothers on March 25, 2021
Head office location: 10F Miyata Building, 1-38-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053
Representative: Keiji Yasuda, Representative Director
Date of establishment: April 1991
Main businesses: Media business, business for medical corporations
We operate “Baby Calendar,” a childcare support site with the largest number of page views in Japan, supervised by many medical experts. In addition to baby calendars, we are expanding our business by developing information sites tailored to women’s lifestyles. Listed on TSE Mothers in 2021.
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