Akira Akirada, who conducts a name survey of children born that year every year, published the changes in children's names during the 30 years of Heisei. Among the boys' names, "Daisho" and "Mika" in the girls' names, they both won the first place 8 times, becoming the first and most popular names in the Heisei period. Now follow these names that reflect the social situation and trends every year, and let's review the 30 years of Heisei!
■ 【Early Heisei】The first place for boys is "Shota"
In the first year of Heisei, which was revised, most of the names on the list were placed in the hopes of the new era. The boy's name "Shohei" won the 7th place, and the girl's "Seimei" won the 4th place, and names like this that are associated with "Heisei" are very popular.
Shota Shimizu was born in 1989
In the comprehensive rankings of the early Heisei period (Heisei 10 years to Heisei 10 years), the first place boy name was "Shota", the second place "Takuya", and the third place "Kenta Daiki". After the collapse of the bubble economy, Chinese characters with a strong sense of power, such as "tai", "earth", and "tree", dominated by the characters "big", occupied the top of the list. And in the case of unpredictable future economic situation, "Hui", "Tuo", "Wing", "Xiang", etc., giving people hope that names began to be popular. In the fifth year of Heisei, the "wing" of the protagonist's name in the popular manga "Soccer Boy" at the opening of the Japanese Professional Football League, and takuya Kimura, who starred in the TV series "White Paper on Love" in the same year, caused the name "Takuya" to rise to the 9th place in Heisei 7, which shows that popularity will also have a huge impact on the name. After 8 years in Heisei, Kanji for "sea", "land", "earth", etc., reminiscent of nature, became popular. The "natural naming craze" has arrived.
Girls, on the other hand, are ranked 1st in Mika, 2nd in Ai, and 3rd in Asaka. The name of a single Kanji is very popular, and "love" is extremely popular among the single Kanji names, winning the first place for 8 consecutive years.
In addition, due to the influence of idol dramas, names such as "Miho" in Miho Nakayama and "Masayuki" in Masayuki Tsuruta are also popular. In the second year of Heisei, Prince Fumihito of Akishinomiya married Princess Noriko, so the popularity of the name with the character "Ki" increased. In October of the following year, the birth of Prince Makochi also triggered a naming boom, and the names with "Ki", "Makoto", and "Zi" in the heisei 4th year accounted for 20 of the 100 list!
■ [Heisei mid-period] Prince Yujin was born "You" the word ranking rose rapidly, and the girl's name was biased towards the natural system
In the middle of Heisei (Heisei 11 to Heisei 20), the top three boys' names were "Daiki Daisho", "Xiang", and "Junri Riku". In 11 years, Daisuke Matsusaka entered the professional baseball team, and Daisuke quickly rose four places from the 32nd place in the previous year. In the fifth year of Heisei, under the influence of the Hanshin Tigers, who finally won the Japan Professional Baseball League after a gap of 18 years, the popularity of names with the word "Tiger" increased. Prince Yuhito of Akishinomiya was born in 18 Akisei, and the use of the word "You" has become common ever since.
Prince Yujin was born
Among the girls' names, "Yang Cai", "さくら", "Aoi Mika" and other names are on the list. "Nature" names such as flowers and plants are more popular, and in addition to the second place "さくら", names such as "Yuhana" and "Mika" are also at the top of the list. In the 11th year of Heisei, when the name "〇〇子" became less and less common, Matsushima Naoko's "Cai Caizi" jumped to the 6th place.
During this period, Matsushima Noriko had many famous works such as "The Condition of the Witch" and "Yamato Fumiko"
Entering the 21st century, Heisei 13 years, I hope that my children will have a glorious "future" and "future" to win the second place. Smap's "The World's Only Flower" became a hit song in 15 years, led by the first place "Yang Cai" and the third place "さくら", including the 8th place "Cai Hua", the 10th place "Cai Yue" and the names related to nature flowers and plants accounted for 7 of the top 10.
■ 【Late Heisei period】The names of Olympians are quite popular, and the top three girls' names all contain "knots"
In the rankings after 21 years in Heisei, the boys' side is more prominent in "Daxiang", "Lian", and "Yujin". Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 23 years in Heisei, Chinese characters such as "lotus" and "tree", which are deeply rooted in the earth, and "yang" and "hui" that look forward to a bright future, are popular. In Heisei 27, the "step" of Goro Maru, who played a big role in the World Cup rugby competition, jumped from 256 in the previous year to 33rd place. In the Rio Olympic Games in 2008, gymnast Hanghei Uchimura and Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori, who won medals in 1996, were very popular.
Kohei Uchimura, Gymnastics
The top three girls' names are "Yang Cai", "Aoi Yu cai", "さくら ・結愛・結衣・結月・咲良 ・凛・凛". In addition to the popularity of the names "flowers" and "plants", the "knot" that refers to the bondage between people is becoming more common. In the 30th year of Heisei, the top three were "Knot Moon", "Knot Of Love", and "Knot of Vegetables", and the names with "Knot" occupied the top three. It can be said that it reflects people's strong desire to strengthen their connection with others.
■ The diversity of Kanji markers Is a name that reflects the changing times and trends
From the above review, it can be seen that the boy's name with the word "Xiang" remained popular during the Heisei period. With the beautiful hopes of parents, the word "Xiang" of "hoping that children will spread their wings and fly high in the new era" often ranks in the top three of the list, and is a representative name in the Heisei period.
On the other hand, among the girls' names, the names of the cute flowers and plants and the word "knot", which symbolizes the bondage between people, are more popular.
Children's names reflect social conditions and worldly trends, and change with the changes of the times. No matter what era, the name carries the good expectations of parents. What kind of name will be listed in the new era, it is really exciting!