Unisex name · Japanese
Mizuki
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: auspicious hope (depends on characters)Mizuki is a gender-neutral name that comes from Japanese and means "auspicious hope (depends on characters)". It is used in Japanese.
- Meaning
- Auspicious hope (depends on characters)
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- mee-ZOO-kee
Meaning and origin of Mizuki
As a girl's name, Mizuki comes from Japanese and means "auspicious hope (depends on characters)". It is used in Japanese.
As a gender-neutral name, Mizuki comes from Japanese and means "auspicious hope". It is used in Japanese.
Say it mee-ZOO-kee. Respellings are a guide; accents vary by region.
Its meaning puts Mizuki on our names that mean hope list.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
How to write Mizuki in Japanese
In hiragana, Mizuki is みずき. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 瑞希 | みずき | 瑞 auspicious + 希 hope, rare |
| 水希 | みずき | 水 water + 希 hope, rare |
| 水城 | みずき | 水 water + 城 castle |
Kanji and readings from the JMnedict and KANJIDIC2 dictionaries (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by our editors.
Mizuki on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Mizuki on 3 lists.
“瑞希: auspicious hope. Lucky and lovely”
From Anime girl names, popular modern anime girl names
“Auspicious and hope; also 美月, beautiful moon.”
From Japanese girl names, japanese nature names: sky, sea and seasons
“Auspicious hope, written 瑞希; Japanese. Say mee-ZOO-kee”
From Names that mean hope, girl names that mean hope
How popular is Mizuki?
As a girl’s name
- US rank in 2025
- #10,654
- 9 babies, 6 per million girls
- Best rank
- #6,705 in 2000
- Most babies: 18 in 2008
- Babies since 1990
- At least 344
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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| 1990s | 4 per million |
| 2000s | 6 per million |
| 2010s | 6 per million |
| 2020s | 5 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #12,528 | #11,335 | #10,333 | #10,255 | #13,057 | #10,086 | #16,978 | #10,106 | #11,826 | #10,654 |
As a boy’s name
- Recent US rank
- Fewer than 5 babies in 2025
- Best rank
- #11,674 in 2014
- 6 babies that year
- Babies since 2007
- At least 11
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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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 Mizuki
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- MiyukiBeautiful snow (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- MisakiBeautiful blossom (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- MiskiHoney (Quechua, girl)
- MisukBeautiful and virtuous (depends on hanja) (Korean, girl)
- MitsukiBeautiful moon (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- NadiaHope (Slavic, girl)
- NadineHope (Russian, girl)
- ElpidioHope (Greek, boy)
- AkiSecond and hope, written 亜希 (Japanese, girl)
- AmalHope, aspiration (Arabic, unisex)
- ArmanWish, ideal, hope (Persian, boy)
- AshaHope, wish (Sanskrit, girl)
- ChiyembekezoHope (Chewa, unisex)
- ElpidaHope, expectation (Greek, girl)
- ElpidophorosBearer of hope (Greek, boy)
Middle names for Mizuki
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)
- AkihikoBright prince (depends on kanji) (Japanese, boy)
- AkihiroBright and wide (depends on characters) (Japanese, boy)
- AkikoBright child; autumn child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
Mizuki: common questions
What does the name Mizuki mean?
Mizuki comes from Japanese and means "auspicious hope (depends on characters)". It also has another origin: "auspicious hope" from Japanese.
Is Mizuki a boy or girl name?
Mizuki is used for both boys and girls.
Where does the name Mizuki come from?
Mizuki comes from Japanese and means "auspicious hope (depends on characters)". Today it is used in Japanese.
How do you pronounce Mizuki?
Say mee-ZOO-kee. Pronunciation can vary between languages and regions.
How do you write Mizuki in Japanese?
Mizuki is written みずき in hiragana. Kanji spellings include 瑞希 (auspicious + hope), 水希 (water + hope) and 水城 (water + castle). The kanji parents choose decide what the name means.
How popular is the name Mizuki?
Mizuki ranked #10,654 in the US in 2025, with 9 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Mizuki?
Names spelled like Mizuki include Miyuki, Misaki, Miski, Misuk and Mitsuki.
What middle names go with Mizuki?
Middle names that flow well with Mizuki include Agnes, Alton, Amber, Eve and Hugh. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.