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Naoki
Naoki (なおき) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 直樹, 直 honest + 樹 tree. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 3 in 6 different years between 1976 and 1985.
な · お · き · なおき · ナオキ
Ways to write Naoki
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.
直樹
直honest, straight樹tree
Boy, best No. 3 (1963–2014)直輝
直honest, straight輝to shine, radiance
Boy, best No. 36 (2010–2012)直己
直honest, straight己self
Boy, 15 notable people on Wikidata尚輝
尚to esteem, still more輝to shine, radiance
Boy, 8 notable people on Wikidata直貴
直honest, straight貴precious, noble
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata尚樹
尚to esteem, still more樹tree
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata直毅
直honest, straight毅strong-willed
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata直希
直honest, straight希hope, rare
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata直紀
直honest, straight紀chronicle, era
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata尚貴
尚to esteem, still more貴precious, noble
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata尚紀
尚to esteem, still more紀chronicle, era
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata直幹
直honest, straight幹trunk, core
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Naoki appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
菜緒季greens + thread + seasonGirl
菜生紀greens + life + chronicleGirl
尚希to esteem + hopeGirl
尚己to esteem + selfGirl
直葵honest + hollyhockGirl
直季honest + seasonBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Naoki has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 3 in 6 different years, most recently 1985.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2014 | No. 96 |
| 2013 | No. 69 |
| 2012 | No. 36 |
| 2010 | No. 74 |
| 1993 | No. 10 |
| 1991 | No. 8 |
| 1987 | No. 8 |
| 1986 | No. 10 |
| 1985 | No. 3 |
| 1984 | No. 4 |
| 1983 | No. 3 |
| 1982 | No. 5 |
| 1981 | No. 4 |
| 1980 | No. 3 |
| 1979 | No. 3 |
| 1978 | No. 3 |
| 1977 | No. 9 |
| 1976 | No. 3 |
| 1975 | No. 6 |
| 1974 | No. 7 |
| 1973 | No. 4 |
| 1972 | No. 6 |
| 1971 | No. 4 |
| 1970 | No. 6 |
| 1969 | No. 6 |
| 1967 | No. 9 |
| 1966 | No. 8 |
| 1965 | No. 4 |
| 1964 | No. 8 |
| 1963 | No. 10 |
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 Naoki
Naoki Yamada 山田 直輝Japanese association football player
Naoki Kawaguchi 川口 尚紀Japanese association football player
Naoki Urata 浦田 尚希Japanese association football player
Naoki Hattori 尚貴Japanese racing driver
Naoki Tanaka 田中 直基Japanese association football player
Naoki Tsubaki 椿 直起Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.