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Nagisa
Nagisa (なぎさ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 凪, 凪 calm sea. It is popular today and has reached No. 11 in 2024.
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Ways to write Nagisa
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.
凪
凪calm sea
Girl, best No. 13 (2018–2025)凪咲
凪calm sea咲to bloom
Girl, best No. 12 (2022–2025)凪紗
凪calm sea紗thin silk
Girl, best No. 19 (2004–2025)渚
渚shore
Girl, best No. 72 (2004–2024)凪桜
凪calm sea桜cherry blossom
Girl, best No. 96 (2024–2025)凪沙
凪calm sea沙sand
Girl, best No. 98 (2025)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Nagisa appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
向葵咲to face + hollyhock + to bloomGirl
渚佐shore + to helpGirl
渚左shore + leftGirl
渚沙shore + sandGirl
渚彩shore + colourGirl
渚咲shore + to bloomGirl
渚紗shore + thin silkGirl
奈希左(used for its sound + hope + leftGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Nagisa has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2024, at No. 11.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 15 |
| 2024 | No. 11 |
| 2023 | No. 21 |
| 2022 | No. 23 |
| 2021 | No. 50 |
| 2020 | No. 48 |
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.
Famous people named Nagisa
Nagisa Ōshima 大島 渚Japanese film director and screenwriter (1932–2013)
Nagisa Sakurauchi 櫻内 渚Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.