Most Popular Names Japan 2018
| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in Japan 2018, 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: | - |
| Previous list: | 2017 |
| Highest new entries: | Mei (new at 2), Riko (new at 3) |
| Largest rises: | Yuna +1 (now at 5), Yuuna +1 (now at 5) |
| Largest falls: | Hina -7 (now at 10), Aoi -2 (now at 4) |
| Rank | Name | Kanji | Hiragana | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himari | 陽葵 | ひまり | |
| 2 | Mei | 芽依 | めい |  |
| 3 | Riko | 莉子 | りこ | |
| 4 | Aoi | 葵 | あおい |  2 |
| 5 | Mio | 澪 | みお | |
| 5 | Yuna + Yuuna | 結菜 | ゆな |  1 |
| 5 | Rin | 凛 | りん | |
| 8 | Yua | 結愛 | ゆあ | |
| 8 | Kotone | 琴音 | ことね | |
| 10 | Hina | 陽菜 | ひな | 7 |