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Misaki
Misaki (みさき) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 美咲, 美 beautiful + 咲 to bloom. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 8 different years between 1991 and 2004.
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Ways to write Misaki
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.
美咲
美beautiful咲to bloom
Girl, best No. 1 (1991–2021)心咲
心heart, mind咲to bloom
Girl, best No. 9 (2008–2023)実咲
実fruit, truth咲to bloom
Girl, best No. 98 (2008)岬
岬cape
Boys and girls, 15 notable people on Wikidata美佐紀
美beautiful佐to help紀chronicle, era
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Misaki appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
海彩姫sea + colour + princessGirl
海咲sea + to bloomGirl
海咲樹sea + to bloom + treeGirl
海祥sea + good omenGirl
海岬sea + capeGirl
毅咲strong-willed + to bloomGirl
見咲to see + to bloomGirl
光咲light + to bloomGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Misaki has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 1 in 8 different years, most recently 2004.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2018 | No. 40 |
| 2017 | No. 38 |
| 2016 | No. 34 |
| 2015 | No. 33 |
| 2014 | No. 23 |
| 2013 | No. 32 |
| 2012 | No. 32 |
| 2011 | No. 16 |
| 2010 | No. 33 |
| 2009 | No. 18 |
| 2008 | No. 21 |
| 2007 | No. 17 |
| 2006 | No. 21 |
| 2005 | No. 14 |
| 2004 | No. 4 |
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 Misaki
Misaki Doi 土居 美咲Japanese tennis player
Misaki Matsutomo 松友 美佐紀Japanese badminton player
Misaki Uemura 岬Japanese association football player
Misaki Ito 伊東 美咲Japanese actor-model
Misaki Emura 江村 美咲Japanese fencer and actress
Misaki Kuno 久野 美咲Japanese voice actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.