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Kotoha
Kotoha (ことは) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 琴葉, 琴 koto (harp) + 葉 leaf. It is popular today and has reached No. 10 in 2025.
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Ways to write Kotoha
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.
琴葉
琴koto (harp)葉leaf
Girl, best No. 10 (2016–2025)琴羽
琴koto (harp)羽feather, wing
Girl, best No. 89 (2005)詩葉
詩poem葉leaf
Girl, best No. 91 (2023)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Kotoha appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
琴映koto (harp) + to reflectGirl
琴巴koto (harp) + comma swirlGirl
琴波koto (harp) + waveGirl
古杜葉old + woods + leafGirl
古都葉old + capital city + leafGirl
胡音羽(used for its sound + sound + featherGirl
瑚音羽coral + sound + featherGirl
瑚斗葉coral + the Big Dipper + leafGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Kotoha has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2025, at No. 10.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 29 |
| 2024 | No. 30 |
| 2023 | No. 40 |
| 2022 | No. 35 |
| 2021 | No. 31 |
| 2020 | No. 48 |
| 2019 | No. 36 |
| 2018 | No. 34 |
| 2017 | No. 35 |
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.