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Toa
Toa (とあ) is a Japanese name for boys and girls. Its best-known spelling is 叶愛, 叶 to come true + 愛 love. It is popular today and has reached No. 26 in 2022.
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Ways to write Toa
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.
叶愛
叶to come true愛love
Girl, best No. 38 (2011–2025)翔空
翔to soar, to fly空sky
Boy, best No. 65 (2021–2025)永遠
永eternity遠far
Boy, best No. 72 (2008)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Toa appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
永愛eternity + loveGirl
斗亜the Big Dipper + nextGirl
斗愛the Big Dipper + loveGirl
斗有the Big Dipper + to haveGirl
杜亜woods + nextGirl
登亜to climb + nextGirl
都愛capital city + loveGirl
桃亜peach + nextGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Toa has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2022, at No. 26.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 68 | No. 42 |
| 2024 | – | No. 35 |
| 2023 | No. 39 | No. 31 |
| 2022 | No. 68 | No. 26 |
| 2021 | – | No. 47 |
| 2014 | No. 61 | – |
| 2011 | No. 38 | – |
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.