Unisex name · Japanese
Mitsuki
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: beautiful moon (depends on characters)Mitsuki is a gender-neutral name that comes from Japanese and means "beautiful moon (depends on characters)". It is used in Japanese.
- Meaning
- Beautiful moon (depends on characters)
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Unisex
- US rank
- #14371 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Mitsuki
As a girl's name, Mitsuki comes from Japanese and means "beautiful moon (depends on characters)". It is used in Japanese.
As a gender-neutral name, Mitsuki comes from Japanese and means "beautiful moon, written 美月". It is used in Japanese.
Its meaning puts Mitsuki on our names that mean moon list.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
How to write Mitsuki in Japanese
In hiragana, Mitsuki is みつき. In kanji it can be written several ways, and each choice gives the name its own meaning. These are spellings used for the name, with what each kanji means.
| Kanji | Reading | What the kanji mean |
|---|---|---|
| 美月 | みつき | 美 beauty, beautiful + 月 moon, month |
| 光希 | みつき | 光 light + 希 hope, rare |
| 光輝 | みつき | 光 light + 輝 radiance, shine |
Kanji and readings from the JMnedict and KANJIDIC2 dictionaries (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by our editors.
Mitsuki on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Mitsuki on 4 lists.
“美月: beautiful moon. Say mee-tsoo-kee”
From Anime girl names, anime girl names from sky, sea and seasons
“Beautiful moon; soft, dreamy and bright.”
From Japanese girl names, modern Japanese girl names
“Light and hope, when written 光希; Japanese”
From Names that mean hope, unisex names that mean hope
“Beautiful moon, written 美月; Japanese”
From Names that mean moon, unisex names that mean moon
How popular is Mitsuki?
As a girl’s name
- US rank in 2025
- #14,371
- 6 babies, 4 per million girls
- Best rank
- #11,096 in 2019
- 9 babies that year
- Babies since 2008
- At least 58
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Rank | – | – | #15,073 | #11,096 | #11,801 | #11,848 | – | #16,832 | #16,915 | #14,371 |
As a boy’s name
- Recent US rank
- Fewer than 5 babies in 2025
- Best rank
- #13,435 in 2021
- 5 babies that year
- Babies since 2021
- At least 10
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Rank | – | – | – | – | – | #13,435 | – | #13,510 | – | – |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Mitsuki
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- MitsukoLight child, written 光子 (Japanese, girl)
- MisakiBeautiful blossom (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- MiskiHoney (Quechua, girl)
- MisukBeautiful and virtuous (depends on hanja) (Korean, girl)
- MitsuoLight and man, written 光男 (Japanese, boy)
- MiyukiBeautiful snow (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- MizukiAuspicious hope (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- MutsumiFriendly harmony and beauty (Japanese, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- LunaThe moon (Latin, girl)
- AstridDivinely beautiful (Old Norse, girl)
- AylaHalo of the moon (Turkish, girl)
- BeauHandsome, beautiful (French, boy)
- BellamyBeautiful friend (Old French, unisex)
- BelleBeautiful (French, girl)
- CalliopeBeautiful voice (Greek, girl)
- HilalCrescent moon (Arabic, unisex)
- IngridIng is beautiful (Old Norse, girl)
- SelenaThe moon (Greek, girl)
Middle names for Mitsuki
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More names from Japanese
- AiLove; indigo (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- KaiSea (Japanese, boy)
- AikoBeloved child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AimiLove and beauty, written 愛美 (Japanese, girl)
- AkaneDeep red, madder (Japanese, girl)
- AkariLamplight (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- AkemiBright beauty (Japanese, girl)
- AkiSecond and hope, written 亜希 (Japanese, girl)
- AkihikoBright prince (depends on kanji) (Japanese, boy)
- AkihiroBright and wide (depends on characters) (Japanese, boy)
Mitsuki: common questions
What does the name Mitsuki mean?
Mitsuki comes from Japanese and means "beautiful moon (depends on characters)". It also has another origin: "beautiful moon, written 美月" from Japanese.
Is Mitsuki a boy or girl name?
Mitsuki is used for both boys and girls.
Where does the name Mitsuki come from?
Mitsuki comes from Japanese and means "beautiful moon (depends on characters)". Today it is used in Japanese.
How do you write Mitsuki in Japanese?
Mitsuki is written みつき in hiragana. Kanji spellings include 美月 (beauty + moon), 光希 (light + hope) and 光輝 (light + radiance). The kanji parents choose decide what the name means.
How popular is the name Mitsuki?
Mitsuki ranked #14,371 in the US in 2025, with 6 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Mitsuki?
Names spelled like Mitsuki include Mitsuko, Misaki, Miski, Misuk and Mitsuo.
What middle names go with Mitsuki?
Middle names that flow well with Mitsuki include Elise, Ezra, Grace, Isaac and Lance. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.