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(Head office: Chuo-ku, Osaka City) https://www.akachan.jp ) is pleased to present "Naming and Names of Babies Born in 2024," a ranking of the most popular names for babies born in 2024.
This year, in addition to the name ranking, we also conducted a survey on "Kanji that represents the year 2024 as felt by child-rearing mothers and fathers.
2024 Name Ranking
Survey Summary
Survey period: Friday, November 22, 2024 - Friday, November 29, 2024
Survey method: Internet survey
Eligibility: Akachan Honpo members (children whose date of birth is between January 1, 2024 and December 15, 2024)
Number of persons surveyed: 6,232 (3,121 boys and 3,111 girls)
Akachan Honpo Name Ranking in 2024
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Born in 2024 Name Ranking
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In the 2024 name ranking, there were many one-character names for both boys and girls, such as "Minato" (Minato) for boys and "Rin" (Rin) for girls, as well as names associated with nature, such as "Nagi," "Haru," "Midori," "Aoi" and "Sakura. The boy "Minato" (湊) ranked first for the first time in 10 years, since 2015. Another name that ranked high was "Ai" (Ran), the same as the name of athlete Ai Takahashi, whose success this year attracted much attention. As with the character for "Sho" for Shohei Otani, who has become a regular on the ranking in recent years, the success of athletes seems to have influenced the ranking.
Among girls, six names ranked in the top six, such as "Rin" (No. 1), which is composed of two sounds and has an important resonance.
Rin" (Rin), a girl's name, ranked first for the first time in Akachan Honpo's name ranking, which has been announced since 2005. According to survey responses, many people tend to express their wish that their child will grow up to be dignified and forward-looking.
Reading Ranking
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The popularity of names ending in "to" is evident in boys' readings, including "Haruto," "Minato," "Aoto," and "Yuto." Haruto" ranked first for six consecutive years beginning in 2019.
In the girls' reading, "Ema" ranked first for the first time in two years since 2020. Readings that have not been in the top 10 for several years, such as "Sana" and "Fuuka," are now ranked, and the trend may change in the future.
Kanji Ranking
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In terms of boys' kanji, the characters that read "翔" and "斗" (to) tend to be popular.
Among kanji for girls, "莉" (莉), which ranked third last year, came in first. Kanji representing flowers and plants, such as "莉", "花", and "菜", seem to be favored.
Genderless Ranking
The genderless ranking is presented as a name for any gender.
No. 1 "Hinata" and No. 2 "Aoi" remain ranked as the two top names from 2021. This year, "Nagi" and "Sui," which had not ranked high until last year, tend to be popular names for both men and women.
Kanji character that represents this year" chosen by mothers and fathers raising children.
We asked moms and dads raising children!
2024What is the "one kanji character that represents this year" that you feel while raising your child? Here are the kanji chosen by 6,210 moms and dads.
The most common answer was "happiness. The second most common response was "love," with many people commenting on how cute and adorable their children are and how much they love their families. The third most common answer was "busy" and the tenth most common answer was "sleep," indicating the fast-paced nature of daily life. The third and tenth place answers, "busy" and "sleep," seem to indicate the fast-paced nature of daily life, with many more things happening than expected and being pressed for time. Healing" also ranked in at No. 10. Akachan Honpo will continue to support everyone's life so that there will be more "healing" and enjoyment in child-rearing.
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