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Minami
Minami (みなみ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 美波, 美 beautiful + 波 wave. It is popular today and has reached No. 86 in 2020.
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Ways to write Minami
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.
美波
美beautiful波wave
Girl, best No. 86 (2020–2022)みなみGirl, best No. 87 (2014)
美南
美beautiful南south
Girl, 3 notable people on Wikidata南美
南south美beautiful
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata南
南south
Boys and girls, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Minami appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
海菜美sea + greens + beautifulGirl
海南sea + southGirl
海南美sea + south + beautifulGirl
海南未sea + south + not yetGirl
海波sea + waveGirl
見南to see + southGirl
光那美light + (used for its sound + beautifulGirl
光波light + waveGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Minami has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 2020, at No. 86.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2022 | No. 98 |
| 2020 | No. 86 |
| 2014 | No. 87 |
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 Minami
Minami Takahashi 高橋 みなみJapanese female singer and tarento (1991-)
Minami Takayama 高山 みなみJapanese voice actress, singer and narrator
Minami Hamabe 浜辺 美波Japanese actress
Minami Kuribayashi 栗林 みな実Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress
Minami Tanaka 田中 美海Japanese voice actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.