Girl
Nozomi
Nozomi (のぞみ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 希, 希 hope. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 14 in 2011.
の · ぞ · み · のぞみ · ノゾミ
Ways to write Nozomi
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.
希
希hope, rare
Girl, best No. 14 (2010–2017)希美
希hope, rare美beautiful
Girl, best No. 23 (2009–2014)希実
希hope, rare実fruit, truth
Girl, best No. 97 (2012)望
望hope, full moon
Boys and girls, 49 notable people on Wikidata希望
希hope, rare望hope, full moon
Girl, 11 notable people on Wikidata望美
望hope, full moon美beautiful
Girl, 7 notable people on Wikidata望実
望hope, full moon実fruit, truth
Boys and girls, 4 notable people on Wikidata望未
望hope, full moon未not yet, future
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata希海
希hope, rare海sea
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata望見
望hope, full moon見to see
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata心
心heart, mind
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata希未
希hope, rare未not yet, future
Girl, 1 notable person on Wikidata臨
臨to face
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Nozomi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
希見hope + to seeGirl
希光hope + lightGirl
希珠hope + pearlGirl
希生hope + lifeGirl
希明hope + brightGirl
希弥hope + more and moreGirl
望海hope + seaGirl
望珠hope + pearlGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Nozomi has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2011, at No. 14.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2015 | No. 45 |
| 2014 | No. 40 |
| 2010 | No. 40 |
| 2009 | No. 50 |
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 Nozomi
Nozomi Hiroyama 望Japanese association football player
Nozomi Okuhara 奥原 希望Japanese badminton player
Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木 希Japanese fashion model, singer and actress
Nozomi Maruyama 丸山 希Japanese ski jumper
Nozomi Osako 大迫 希Japanese association football player
Nozomi Tsuji 希美Japanese singer and dancer
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.