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Daiki

Daiki (だいき) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 大輝, 大 big + 輝 to shine. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 4 different years between 1998 and 2003.

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Most used spelling大輝だいきbig + to shine

Ways to write Daiki

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

大輝
大big, great輝to shine, radiance
Boy, best No. 1 (1993–2021)
大樹
大big, great樹tree
Boy, best No. 4 (1987–2015)
大貴
大big, great貴precious, noble
Boy, best No. 6 (1992–2013)
大希
大big, great希hope, rare
Boy, best No. 72 (2008–2011)
大暉
大big, great暉to shine
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
大紀
大big, great紀chronicle, era
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
大喜
大big, great喜joy
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Daiki appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

太喜big + joyBoy
太毅big + strong-willedBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where Daiki has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 1 in 4 different years, most recently 2003.

No. 1No. 25No. 50200520102015Boys, 2004: No. 29Boys, 2005: No. 39Boys, 2006: No. 24Boys, 2007: No. 21Boys, 2008: No. 31Boys, 2009: No. 38Boys, 2010: No. 36Boys, 2012: No. 26Boys, 2013: No. 26Boys, 2016: No. 49
Show the numbers
YearBoys
2016No. 49
2013No. 26
2012No. 26
2010No. 36
2009No. 38
2008No. 31
2007No. 21
2006No. 24
2005No. 39
2004No. 29

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Famous people named Daiki

Daiki Iwamasa 大樹Japanese association football player and manager
Daiki Takamatsu 高松 大樹Japanese association football player
Daiki Niwa 大輝Japanese association football player
Daiki Hashioka 橋岡 大樹Japanese association football player
Daiki Suga 大輝Japanese association football player
Daiki Sugioka 杉岡 大暉Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji