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Japanese names beginning with Ya (や)

Source-recorded given-name readings whose indexed romanization begins with Ya. Contracted kana variants are grouped with the same base reading family where appropriate.

149 name readingsCurrent page contains 1,685 recorded spelling links across 48 readings.
Given name · mixed records

Yasuo

109 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yasuko

96 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasuhiro

95 recorded spellings

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Yasunori

89 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Yasushi

89 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yasue

79 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yasumi

62 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yasuyo

53 recorded spellings

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Yaeko

52 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasunobu

51 recorded spellings

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Yasuka

49 recorded spellings

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Yasuyoshi

48 recorded spellings

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Yasutaka

44 recorded spellings

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Yasuaki

43 recorded spellings

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Yasumasa

42 recorded spellings

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Yasuyuki

40 recorded spellings

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Yasuhiko

39 recorded spellings

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Yasuji

38 recorded spellings

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Yae

36 recorded spellings

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Yasutoshi

35 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Yasuki

31 recorded spellings

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Yasuha

29 recorded spellings

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Yasuharu

27 recorded spellings

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Yayoi

26 recorded spellings

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Yasuna

25 recorded spellings

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Yasuhisa

23 recorded spellings

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Yasusuke

22 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Yasutomo

21 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yako

20 recorded spellings

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Yasuhito

18 recorded spellings

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Yasukazu

18 recorded spellings

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Yasuho

17 recorded spellings

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Yasujirō

17 recorded spellings

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Yasunari

17 recorded spellings

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Yasuhide

16 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yasuno

16 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yaya

16 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasumitsu

15 recorded spellings

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Yasurō

15 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yasuzō

15 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yahiro

13 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yasu

13 recorded spellings

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Yasukuni

12 recorded spellings

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Yasutake

12 recorded spellings

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Yasufumi

11 recorded spellings

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Yasushige

11 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yachie

10 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yaemi

10 recorded spellings

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What this grouping does — and does not — mean

This collection is based on the opening dictionary reading. It does not say that the names have the same meaning, origin, gender, or popularity.

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