Baby Names Around the World
A page that list the most common male and female names
Common Surnames in Japan
From GenWeb, a list of the most common family names in each prefecture
Japanese Names
List of male names, female names, and family names. Now in the Internet Archive.
Female Japanese Names
The list of names isn’t very comprehensive, but the page includes a list of
common name-elements and their meanings. You can also select a page of male names from the
dropdown menu.
Behind the Name
Meanings of some of the more common Japanese personal names
Books on Japanese Names
O'Neill, P. G. Japanese Names: A Comprehensive Index by Characters and Reading. Weatherhill, 1983. ISBN 0-8348-0225-2
The Dictionary of Naming for Babies. Tohoku Satomiya, 1990. ISBN 4-8163-1030-4. In Japanese.