Most Popular Names Japan 2010
| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in Japan 2010, based on a survey of the Japanese Benesse company for their Tamahiyo line of magazines for parents |
| Source: | Benesse Tamahiyo magazines website |
| Series: | Japan |
| Following list: | 2011 |
| Previous list: | 2009 |
| Highest new entries: | Kotarou (new at 8), Taiga (new at 9) |
| Largest rises: | Yuuma +4 (now at 4), Ren +2 (now at 1) |
| Largest falls: | Hiroto -1 (now at 2), Yuto -1 (now at 7) |
| Rank | Name | Kanji | Hiragana | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ren | 蓮 | れん |  2 |
| 2 | Hiroto | 大翔 | ひろと |  1 |
| 3 | Sota + Souta | 颯太 | そうた | 1 |
| 4 | Yuuma | 悠真 | ゆうま | 4 |
| 5 | Sora | 蒼空 | そら | |
| 6 | Yuto | 悠斗 | ゆうと | |
| 7 | Yuto | 悠人 | ゆうと | 1 |
| 8 | Kotarou | 虎太郎 | こたろう |  |
| 9 | Taiga | 大雅 | たいが | |
| 10 | Itsuki | 樹 | いつき | |
| 11 | Yamato | 大和 | やまと | |
| 11 | Daiki | 大輝 | だいき | 1 |