Most Popular Names Japan 2017
| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in Japan 2017, 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: | 2018 |
| Previous list: | 2016 |
| Highest new entries: | Sota (new at 5), Souta (new at 5) |
| Largest rises: | Itsuki +3 (now at 3), Yuuma +1 (now at 4) |
| Largest falls: | Haruto -6 (now at 9), Minato -3 (now at 7) |
| Rank | Name | Kanji | Hiragana | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroto | 大翔 | ひろと |  1 |
| 2 | Ren | 蓮 | れん |  1 |
| 3 | Itsuki | 樹 | いつき | 3 |
| 4 | Yuuma | 悠真 | ゆうま | 1 |
| 5 | Sota + Souta | 陽太 | そうた |  |
| 6 | Aoi | 蒼 | あおい | |
| 7 | Minato | 湊 | みなと | 3 |
| 7 | Souma | 颯真 | そうま | |
| 9 | Haruto | 陽翔 | はると | 6 |
| 9 | Haruto | 陽斗 | はると | |