Most Popular Names Japan 2016
| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in Japan 2016, 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: | 2017 |
| Previous list: | 2015 |
| Highest new entries: | Itsuki (new at 6), Sota (new at 8) |
| Largest rises: | Haruto +6 (now at 3), Hiroto +4 (now at 2) |
| Largest falls: | Yuuma -4 (now at 5), Minato -2 (now at 4) |
| Rank | Name | Kanji | Hiragana | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ren | 蓮 | れん |  2 |
| 2 | Hiroto | 大翔 | ひろと | 4 |
| 3 | Haruto | 陽翔 | はると | 6 |
| 4 | Minato | 湊 | みなと |  2 |
| 5 | Yuuma | 悠真 | ゆうま | 4 |
| 6 | Itsuki | 樹 | いつき |  |
| 7 | Yuto | 悠人 | ゆうと | 1 |
| 8 | Sota + Souta | 奏太 | そうた | |
| 8 | Hinata | 陽太 | ひなた | |
| 10 | Haru | 悠 | はる | |