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Nagisa

Name meaning, origin and popularity

: beach, shore

Nagisa is a gender-neutral name that comes from Japanese and means "beach, shore". It is used in Japanese.

Meaning
Beach, shore
Origin
Japanese
Gender
Unisex
Say it
nah-GEE-sah

Meaning and origin of Nagisa

As a gender-neutral name, Nagisa comes from Japanese and means "beach, shore". It is used in Japanese.

Say it nah-GEE-sah. Respellings are a guide; accents vary by region.

Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names

How to write Nagisa in Japanese

In hiragana, Nagisa is なぎさ. Below is a kanji spelling used for the name, with what each kanji means. Parents can choose other kanji, and each choice gives the name its own meaning.

Kanji spellings of Nagisa
KanjiReadingWhat the kanji mean
渚なぎさ渚 beach, shore

Kanji and readings from the JMnedict and KANJIDIC2 dictionaries (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by our editors.

Nagisa on Nomezo lists

What our editors wrote about Nagisa on 4 lists.

  • “渚: shore. Where the waves meet the sand”

    From Anime girl names, anime girl names from sky, sea and seasons

  • “Beach, shore; Japanese, often written 渚. Say nah-GEE-sah”

    From Gender neutral names, unisex names from Asia and the Pacific

  • “The water's edge, a beach; used for girls and boys.”

    From Japanese girl names, japanese nature names: sky, sea and seasons

  • “Shore, beach, written 渚; Japanese”

    From Ocean names, unisex ocean-themed names

How popular is Nagisa?

US rank in 2025
#12,784
7 babies, 4 per million girls
Best rank
#11,881 in 2023
8 babies that year
Babies since 2014
At least 33
Years with under 5 are not listed
1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
Babies per million US girls, by decade (the 2020s so far, to 2025). Highest in the 2020s, at 2 per million.
Babies named Nagisa per million US girls, by decade; highest in the 2020s
1880s0 per million
1890s0 per million
1900s0 per million
1910s0 per million
1920s0 per million
1930s0 per million
1940s0 per million
1950s0 per million
1960s0 per million
1970s0 per million
1980s0 per million
1990s0 per million
2000s0 per million
2010s1 per million
2020s2 per million
US rank by year
Year2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Rank–––––#16,940–#11,881–#12,784

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 Nagisa

One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.

  • NadiaHope (Slavic, girl)
  • NabilaNoble, distinguished (Arabic, girl)
  • NadiraRare, precious (Arabic, girl)
  • NagiCalm sea, lull (Japanese, unisex)
  • NaglaWide-eyed (Arabic, girl)
  • NagwaConfidential talk, whisper (Arabic, girl)
  • NahiaDesire, wish (Basque, girl)
  • NaiaWave, sea foam (Basque, girl)
  • NaimaComfort, tranquility (Arabic, girl)

Names with a similar meaning

  • KumsalBeach (Turkish, girl)
  • SahilCoast, shore (Arabic, boy)

Middle names for Nagisa

Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.

  • AbelBreath (Hebrew, boy)
  • DawnDaybreak (English, girl)
  • GwenWhite, fair, blessed (Welsh, girl)
  • IrisA rainbow (Greek, girl)
  • IvyIvy plant (Old English, girl)
  • PeterRock, stone (Greek, boy)
  • RexKing (Latin, boy)
  • SethPlaced, appointed (Hebrew, boy)

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)

Nagisa: common questions

What does the name Nagisa mean?

Nagisa comes from Japanese and means "beach, shore".

Is Nagisa a boy or girl name?

Nagisa is used for both boys and girls.

Where does the name Nagisa come from?

Nagisa comes from Japanese and means "beach, shore". Today it is used in Japanese.

How do you pronounce Nagisa?

Say nah-GEE-sah. Pronunciation can vary between languages and regions.

How do you write Nagisa in Japanese?

Nagisa is written なぎさ in hiragana. Kanji spellings include 渚 (beach). The kanji parents choose decide what the name means.

How popular is the name Nagisa?

Nagisa ranked #12,784 in the US in 2025, with 7 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

What names are similar to Nagisa?

Names spelled like Nagisa include Nadia, Nabila, Nadira, Nagi and Nagla.

What middle names go with Nagisa?

Middle names that flow well with Nagisa include Abel, Dawn, Gwen, Iris and Ivy. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.