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葵

Aoi Japanese Name

あおい · アオイ

The exact 葵・あおい combination appears at no. 6 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 girls’ list and no. 43 in its boys’ list. This supports cross-gender current use within that survey sample.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • 葵 has the dictionary gloss “hollyhock”; it is a plant-name gloss rather than a fixed whole-name interpretation.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
あおい
Katakana
アオイ
Pronunciation
ah-oh-ee
Gender association
Unisex
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given name; this record covers 葵 read あおい.
Mora count
3
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 25, 2026

Naturalness note

The exact 葵・あおい combination appears at no. 6 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 girls’ list and no. 43 in its boys’ list. This supports cross-gender current use within that survey sample.

Kanji variants

Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.

葵

あおい

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • hollyhock

Usage note

JMnedict records 葵 read あおい as a female given name; Tamahiyo’s 2025 sample ranks the exact spelling for both girls and boys.

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • The reading あおい can use other spellings. This record covers the single-character spelling 葵.

Pronunciation notes

  • Aoi has three mora, あ・お・い; the vowels should not be collapsed into one English syllable.

Common misunderstandings

  • The unisex label is supported by sampled use across both lists, but it does not imply equal frequency.

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Nature names

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Sources and evidence limits

Sources support specific fields, not every possible claim about the name. Their limitations remain visible here.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Hiragana, Romaji, Kanji Variants 0 reading, Is Real Name, Origin

    The exact 葵 [あおい] headword was checked in JMnedict/ENAMDICT.

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Kanji Variants 0 meanings, Meanings, Themes

    Only the individual character gloss is used.

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not prove a parent's intended meaning.

  3. 2025年 男の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

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    Genders, Usage Status, Naturalness Note

    葵・あおい appears at no. 43 in the stated 2025 boys’ sample.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.

  4. 2025年 女の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Genders, Usage Status, Naturalness Note

    葵・あおい appears at no. 6 in the stated 2025 girls’ sample.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.