There’s no denying it — genetics play the biggest role in determining your final height. The easiest way to estimate where you’ll land is the mid-parental height method. It’s a simple formula: average your parents’ heights (adjusting for sex), and you’ll get a ballpark range — usually within about 2 inches (5 cm). This isn’t a crystal ball, but it gives you a solid genetic height prediction that’s surprisingly accurate in most cases.
Now, this isn’t just some old-school family myth. Studies consistently show that about 75% to 80% of height is inherited. That’s your genetic growth curve in action. So, if your family has a history of late growth spurts or taller-than-average grandparents, don’t be quick to count yourself out — inherited height can show up in unexpected ways. And yes, familial traits like delayed puberty or a sudden teen growth phase often run in the bloodline too.
| No. | Name | Gender | Meaning | Kanji (where applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akatsuki | Unisex | Dawn, daybreak | 暁 |
| 2 | Akemi | Feminine | Bright beauty, dawn beauty | 明美 |
| 3 | Aki | Unisex | Autumn, fall | 秋 |
| 4 | Akihiko | Masculine | Bright prince, autumn prince | 秋彦 |
| 5 | Akihiro | Masculine | Autumn abundance | 秋宏 |
| 6 | Akiko | Feminine | Autumn child | 秋子 |
| 7 | Akira | Unisex | Bright, clear, dawn | 明 |
| 8 | Akiyo | Feminine | Autumn generation | 秋代 |
| 9 | Asahi | Unisex | Morning sun, rising sun | 朝日 |
| 10 | Asako | Feminine | Morning child | 朝子 |
| 11 | Asa | Unisex | Morning | 朝 |
| 12 | Asuka | Unisex | Tomorrow, fragrance of tomorrow | 明日香 |
| 13 | Atsushi | Masculine | Industrious, honest, warm day | 温 |
| 14 | Ayaka | Feminine | Colorful flower, summer flower | 彩花 |
| 15 | Chiharu | Unisex | Thousand springs | 千春 |
| 16 | Daichi | Masculine | Great first son, great land | 大地 |
| 17 | Fujiko | Feminine | Child of wisteria season | 藤子 |
| 18 | Fuyuki | Unisex | Winter tree | 冬木 |
| 19 | Fuyu | Unisex | Winter | 冬 |
| 20 | Fuyuko | Feminine | Winter child | 冬子 |
| 21 | Fuyumi | Feminine | Winter beauty | 冬美 |
| 22 | Gin | Masculine | Silver (often associated with moonlight) | 銀 |
| 23 | Haru | Unisex | Spring | 春 |
| 24 | Haruchika | Masculine | Spring nearby | 春近 |
| 25 | Haruhiko | Masculine | Spring prince | 春彦 |
| 26 | Haruka | Unisex | Distant, spring flower, far off | 遥 |
| 27 | Haruki | Unisex | Spring tree, spring brightness | 春樹 |
| 28 | Haruko | Feminine | Spring child | 春子 |
| 29 | Harumi | Feminine | Spring beauty | 春美 |
| 30 | Haruna | Feminine | Spring vegetables, spring apple tree | 春菜 |
| 31 | Haruyo | Feminine | Spring generation | 春代 |
| 32 | Hideaki | Masculine | Shining autumn | 秀明 |
| 33 | Hina | Feminine | Sun, sunlight, daytime | 陽 |
| 34 | Hinata | Unisex | Sunflower, sunny place | 向日葵 |
| 35 | Hiroaki | Masculine | Widespread brightness | 弘明 |
| 36 | Hiroki | Masculine | Abundant time, abundant brightness | 広輝 |
| 37 | Hitomi | Feminine | Pupil of the eye (associated with dawn) | 瞳 |
| 38 | Honoka | Feminine | Harmony flower (associated with spring) | 和花 |
| 39 | Hotaru | Unisex | Firefly (summer symbol) | 蛍 |
| 40 | Ichika | Feminine | One summer | 一夏 |
| 41 | Jun | Unisex | Pure, genuine (also means “short time”) | 純 |
| 42 | Junko | Feminine | Pure child | 純子 |
| 43 | Kaede | Unisex | Maple (autumn symbol) | 楓 |
| 44 | Kaoru | Unisex | Fragrance (seasonal reference) | 薫 |
| 45 | Kasumi | Feminine | Mist (morning reference) | 霞 |
| 46 | Katsuki | Unisex | Victory, month light | 勝月 |
| 47 | Kayo | Feminine | Beautiful generation | 佳代 |
| 48 | Kazuki | Masculine | Shining one, first of a new era | 一輝 |
| 49 | Kiyo | Unisex | Pure generation, clear | 清代 |
| 50 | Koharu | Feminine | Small spring | 小春 |
| 51 | Koki | Masculine | Light of time | 光希 |
| 52 | Kotoha | Feminine | Word leaf (seasonal reference) | 琴葉 |
| 53 | Kozue | Feminine | Tree branches (seasonal reference) | 梢 |
| 54 | Kyoko | Feminine | Mirror, child of today | 鏡子 |
| 55 | Madoka | Unisex | Circle, cycle (time reference) | 円 |
| 56 | Mahiru | Unisex | Midday, noon | 真昼 |
| 57 | Maiko | Feminine | Dancing child (seasonal festival) | 舞子 |
| 58 | Makoto | Unisex | Sincerity, truth (eternal concept) | 誠 |
| 59 | Mayumi | Feminine | True bow (archery season) | 真弓 |
| 60 | Michi | Unisex | Path, way (eternal journey) | 道 |
| 61 | Michiko | Feminine | Child of the path | 道子 |
| 62 | Miharu | Feminine | Beautiful spring | 美春 |
| 63 | Mika | Feminine | New moon, beautiful fragrance | 美香 |
| 64 | Miko | Feminine | Beautiful child (shrine maiden, temporal) | 美子 |
| 65 | Minato | Unisex | Harbor (tidal reference) | 港 |
| 66 | Minoru | Masculine | Truth, harvest time | 実 |
| 67 | Mio | Feminine | Beautiful cherry blossom (spring reference) | 美桜 |
| 68 | Misaki | Unisex | Beautiful blossom, cape (seasonal) | 美咲 |
| 69 | Mitsuki | Unisex | Beautiful moon, light of the moon | 美月 |
| 70 | Miyako | Feminine | Beautiful night child | 美夜子 |
| 71 | Miyuki | Feminine | Beautiful snow, happiness | 美雪 |
| 72 | Momiji | Unisex | Autumn leaves, maple | 紅葉 |
| 73 | Moriko | Feminine | Forest child (seasonal changes) | 森子 |
| 74 | Mutsuki | Unisex | First month of lunar year | 睦月 |
| 75 | Nagisa | Unisex | Beach, shore (tidal reference) | 渚 |
| 76 | Nanako | Feminine | Child of the seventh month | 菜々子 |
| 77 | Natsuki | Unisex | Summer hope | 夏希 |
| 78 | Natsu | Unisex | Summer | 夏 |
| 79 | Natsuko | Feminine | Summer child | 夏子 |
| 80 | Natsumi | Feminine | Summer beauty | 夏美 |
| 81 | Noa | Unisex | My peace (eternal concept) | 乃愛 |
| 82 | Noboru | Masculine | Climb, ascend (like the sun) | 昇 |
| 83 | Nozomi | Unisex | Hope (future time) | 希 |
| 84 | Rei | Unisex | Spirit, bell (marking time) | 霊 |
| 85 | Rin | Unisex | Dignified, cold (winter reference) | 凛 |
| 86 | Ren | Unisex | Lotus (summer flower) | 蓮 |
| 87 | Riku | Unisex | Land (eternal) | 陸 |
| 88 | Ringo | Feminine | Apple (autumn fruit) | 林檎 |
| 89 | Roku | Masculine | Six (sixth month) | 六 |
| 90 | Ruri | Feminine | Lapis lazuli (night sky) | 瑠璃 |
| 91 | Ryoko | Feminine | Refreshing child | 涼子 |
| 92 | Sachi | Feminine | Happiness (timeless concept) | 幸 |
| 93 | Sachiko | Feminine | Child of bliss | 幸子 |
| 94 | Sakiko | Feminine | Blossom child | 咲子 |
| 95 | Sakura | Feminine | Cherry blossom (spring symbol) | 桜 |
| 96 | Sakurako | Feminine | Cherry blossom child | 桜子 |
| 97 | Satoko | Feminine | Wise child | 聡子 |
| 98 | Satomi | Feminine | Beautiful wisdom | 聡美 |
| 99 | Satsuki | Unisex | Fifth month, May | 皐月 |
| 100 | Sayaka | Feminine | Clear (like morning) | 清か |
| 101 | Sayoko | Feminine | Child of the night | 夜子 |
| 102 | Seiichi | Masculine | Pure first son | 清一 |
| 103 | Seiji | Masculine | Pure second son, governing second | 清二 |
| 104 | Seiko | Feminine | Truth child, sincere child | 誠子 |
| 105 | Setsuko | Feminine | Child of the season | 節子 |
| 106 | Shigeko | Feminine | Flourishing child | 茂子 |
| 107 | Shika | Feminine | Deer (autumn symbol) | 鹿 |
| 108 | Shinobu | Unisex | Endurance (lasting through time) | 忍 |
| 109 | Shiori | Feminine | Bookmark, guide (time passage) | 栞 |
| 110 | Shizuka | Feminine | Quiet, calm (like early morning) | 静 |
| 111 | Sora | Unisex | Sky (eternal) | 空 |
| 112 | Suzume | Feminine | Sparrow (seasonal bird) | 雀 |
| 113 | Tadashi | Masculine | Correct, right (timeless truth) | 正 |
| 114 | Takara | Unisex | Treasure (timeless value) | 宝 |
| 115 | Takashi | Masculine | Filial, prosperity (generational) | 孝 |
| 116 | Takehiko | Masculine | Bamboo prince (seasonal growth) | 竹彦 |
| 117 | Tamaki | Unisex | Ring, circle (cycle of time) | 環 |
| 118 | Tanemichi | Masculine | Path of the seed (seasonal planting) | 種道 |
| 119 | Tatsuo | Masculine | Dragon man (year of the dragon) | 竜夫 |
| 120 | Teruko | Feminine | Shining child | 照子 |
| 121 | Tetsuya | Masculine | Philosophy night, iron night | 哲也 |
| 122 | Toki | Unisex | Time, moment | 時 |
| 123 | Tokiko | Feminine | Time child, occasion child | 時子 |
| 124 | Tokio | Masculine | Time man | 時雄 |
| 125 | Tomiko | Feminine | Child of wealth (harvest time) | 富子 |
| 126 | Tomoko | Feminine | Wisdom child | 智子 |
| 127 | Toshi | Masculine | Year, age | 年 |
| 128 | Toshiko | Feminine | Alert child, year child | 敏子 |
| 129 | Toshio | Masculine | Valuable man, year man | 敏夫 |
| 130 | Tsukiko | Feminine | Moon child | 月子 |
| 131 | Tsukiyomi | Masculine | Moon reader (god of moon) | 月読 |
| 132 | Tsurugi | Masculine | Sword (timeless weapon) | 剣 |
| 133 | Tsuyoshi | Masculine | Strong (enduring time) | 強 |
| 134 | Ume | Feminine | Plum blossom (early spring) | 梅 |
| 135 | Umeko | Feminine | Plum blossom child | 梅子 |
| 136 | Utako | Feminine | Song child (seasonal songs) | 歌子 |
| 137 | Waka | Feminine | Young, fragrance (new beginnings) | 若 |
| 138 | Wakana | Feminine | Young greens (early spring) | 若菜 |
| 139 | Yakumo | Unisex | Eight clouds (weather reference) | 八雲 |
| 140 | Yayoi | Feminine | March, increasing life | 弥生 |
| 141 | Yo | Unisex | Era, generation | 世 |
| 142 | Yoko | Feminine | Positive child, sun child | 陽子 |
| 143 | Yori | Unisex | Dependence (across time) | 頼 |
| 144 | Yoshiko | Feminine | Good child | 良子 |
| 145 | Yozora | Unisex | Night sky | 夜空 |
| 146 | Yua | Feminine | Binding love (eternal concept) | 結愛 |
| 147 | Yui | Feminine | Binding, tie (connecting across time) | 結 |
| 148 | Yuichiro | Masculine | First son of bravery | 勇一郎 |
| 149 | Yuina | Feminine | Tie, bind, vegetables (seasonal) | 結菜 |
| 150 | Yuki | Unisex | Snow, happiness | 雪 |
| 151 | Yukiko | Feminine | Snow child | 雪子 |
| 152 | Yukimi | Feminine | Snow viewing beauty | 雪見 |
| 153 | Yume | Feminine | Dream (timeless concept) | 夢 |
| 154 | Yurika | Feminine | Lily flower (seasonal) | 百合花 |
| 155 | Yuzuki | Unisex | Gentle moon | 柚月 |
| 156 | Zen | Masculine | Meditation (timeless practice) | 禅 |
| 157 | Zenko | Masculine | Good child | 善子 |
| 158 | Arata | Masculine | Fresh, new (new beginnings) | 新 |
| 159 | Asuka | Feminine | Tomorrow’s fragrance | 明日香 |
| 160 | Chikako | Feminine | Child of wisdom (across generations) | 智香子 |
| 161 | Daiyu | Feminine | Big evening | 大夕 |
| 162 | Eiichi | Masculine | Eternal first son | 永一 |
| 163 | Eisuke | Masculine | Eternal help | 永介 |
| 164 | Eito | Masculine | Eternal person | 永人 |
| 165 | Fubuki | Unisex | Snowstorm (winter) | 吹雪 |
| 166 | Goro | Masculine | Fifth son | 五郎 |
| 167 | Hajime | Masculine | Beginning, first | 始 |
| 168 | Hinata | Unisex | Sunny place | 日向 |
| 169 | Hitoshi | Masculine | Equal, uniform (constant in time) | 均 |
| 170 | Ichiro | Masculine | First son | 一郎 |
| 171 | Isamu | Masculine | Courage (timeless virtue) | 勇 |
| 172 | Izumi | Feminine | Spring, fountain | 泉 |
| 173 | Jiro | Masculine | Second son | 次郎 |
| 174 | Junya | Masculine | Pure night | 純夜 |
| 175 | Kaito | Masculine | Sea, ocean (tidal reference) | 海斗 |
| 176 | Kaoru | Unisex | Fragrance (seasonal) | 香 |
| 177 | Kikuko | Feminine | Chrysanthemum child (autumn) | 菊子 |
| 178 | Kira | Unisex | Glitter (like stars at night) | 輝羅 |
| 179 | Kiyoshi | Masculine | Pure, clean (like dawn) | 清 |
| 180 | Kohaku | Unisex | Amber (time-preserved resin) | 琥珀 |
| 181 | Koichi | Masculine | First light | 光一 |
| 182 | Kumiko | Feminine | Eternal beautiful child | 久美子 |
| 183 | Kyou | Unisex | Today, this day | 今日 |
| 184 | Maki | Feminine | True tree (seasonal reference) | 真樹 |
| 185 | Mana | Feminine | Affection, love (timeless) | 愛 |
| 186 | Masaru | Masculine | Victory (timeless achievement) | 勝 |
| 187 | Masumi | Unisex | True clarity | 真澄 |
| 188 | Megumi | Feminine | Blessing (eternal concept) | 恵 |
| 189 | Midori | Feminine | Green (spring/summer color) | 緑 |
| 190 | Miho | Feminine | Beautiful ear of grain (harvest) | 美穂 |
| 191 | Mikoto | Unisex | Life, command (eternal concept) | 命 |
| 192 | Mirai | Unisex | Future | 未来 |
| 193 | Mizuki | Unisex | Beautiful moon, water moon | 水月 |
| 194 | Naoki | Masculine | Honest tree (seasonal growth) | 直樹 |
| 195 | Nariko | Feminine | Thunder child (summer storms) | 成子 |
| 196 | Nene | Feminine | Sound of sleep (night reference) | 寧々 |
| 197 | Nori | Unisex | Ceremony, rule (traditional timing) | 典 |
| 198 | Ozora | Unisex | Great sky (eternal) | 大空 |
| 199 | Ryuji | Masculine | Dragon second (zodiac time) | 龍二 |
| 200 | Saburo | Masculine | Third son | 三郎 |
