Mynavi News, headquartered at Palaceside Building, released results early this month from its “2013 Baby Names Survey,” citing community site “Happy Mama.com.” The site surveyed from September 2 to November 20 — 12,527 cases (6,432 boys, 6,095 girls).
Notable names ＝see main illustration: boys — ① “Yuma (Yuuma, Haruma)” 47 votes; then ② “Minato (Minato, Sou)” 42, ③ “Ren” 35, ④ “Hiroto / Yamato / Haruto” 33, ⑤ “Haruto / Hinato” 31. Girls — ① “Aoi” 54; then ② “Yua / Yuna / Yuua” 37, ③ “Yuina / Yuuna / Yuna” 33, ④ “Yui” and “Hina / Haruna” 29 each.
For readings ＝illustration upper
see above — boys: ① “Haruto” 176; ② “Yuto” 105, ③ “Haruki” 97, ④ “Souta” 88, ⑤ “Sousuke” 83. Girls: ① “Yui” 92, ② “Aoi” 85, ③ “Akari” 84, ④ “Rin” 63, ⑤ “Saki” 61. First and second places unchanged from last year for both sexes.
Kanji rankings ＝illustration lower were also published. Top kanji: boys “tai (太),” girls “ai (爱)” — both No. 1 since 2008. Details on Happy Mama.com’s ranking page.
“Tamahiyo net” also published 2013 name results: boys ① “Hiroto” ② “Ren” ③ “Yuma”; girls ① “Yuina” ② “Hina” ③ “Aoi.” Similar names rank year after year; the two sites largely agree.