Top Japanese baby names for 2016 feature flowers and other flora on both boys’ and girls’ lists soranews24.com

Japanese parents have a lot of things to take into consideration when choosing a name for their baby.
Those sensibilities are reflected in the list of the most popular names for girls and boys in Japan during 2016, which was just released by children’s clothing retailer Tamahiyo.
The study compiled the names of 18,029 babies born between the start of January and the end of October, so let’s take a look at the top five for boys and girls, starting with the boys.
Yuma / 悠真Meaning: calm truthLast year, Yuma was the top boys’ name in Tamahiyo’s study, but it dipped slightly in popularity during 2016.
Haruto / 陽翔Meaning: good flightBoth of the kanji that make up this rendering of Haruto appear frequently in childrens’ names.