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Nagi
Nagi (なぎ) is a Japanese name for boys and girls. Its best-known spelling is 凪, 凪 calm sea. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 2022.
な · ぎ · なぎ · ナギ
Ways to write Nagi
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.
凪
凪calm sea
Boy, best No. 1 (2019–2025)凪葵
凪calm sea葵hollyhock
Girl, best No. 96 (2024)梛
梛nagi tree
Girl, best No. 98 (2025)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Nagi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
菜姫greens + princessGirl
菜木greens + treeGirl
七城seven + castleGirl
奈義(used for its sound + righteousnessGirl
那葵(used for its sound + hollyhockGirl
那鬼(used for its sound + demonGirl
那義(used for its sound + righteousnessGirl
那樹(used for its sound + treeGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Nagi has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2022, at No. 1.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 36 | No. 14 |
| 2024 | No. 26 | No. 20 |
| 2023 | – | No. 28 |
| 2022 | – | No. 39 |
| 2020 | No. 48 | – |
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.