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Mitsuki

Mitsuki (みつき) is a Japanese name for boys and girls. Its best-known spelling is 光希, 光 light + 希 hope. It is popular today and has reached No. 28 in 2019.

み · つ · き · みつき · ミツキ
Most used spelling光希みつきlight + hope

Ways to write Mitsuki

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.

光希
光light希hope, rare
Girl, best No. 70 (2011)
充希
充to fill希hope, rare
Girl, best No. 96 (2019–2024)
美月
美beautiful月moon
Girl, 16 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

海月sea + moonGirl
光葵light + hollyhockGirl
光喜light + joyGirl
光基light + foundationGirl
光季light + seasonGirl
光稀light + rareGirl
光紀light + chronicleGirl
光規light + standardGirl

Popularity in Japan

Where Mitsuki has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2019, at No. 28.

No. 1No. 25No. 50201520202025Girls, 2017: No. 43Girls, 2018: No. 49Girls, 2019: No. 28Girls, 2020: No. 38Girls, 2021: No. 43Girls, 2023: No. 46Boys, 2022: No. 48
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YearGirlsBoys
2023No. 46–
2022–No. 48
2021No. 43–
2020No. 38–
2019No. 28–
2018No. 49–
2017No. 43–

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 Mitsuki

Mitsuki Ono 光希Japanese snowboarder

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji