Naoki
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nah-OH-kee
- Origin
- Japanese
Naoki is a boys' name of Japanese origin, meaning “honest tree”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Naoki mean?
Japanese: meaning depends on the kanji chosen
“honest tree”
A common Japanese boys' name, often written with nao 'honest, straight' and ki 'tree'.
Is Naoki a girl's or a boy's name?
Naoki is a boys' name.
How popular is Naoki in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Naoki in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naoki in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Names like Naoki
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuri Dakota Tru Loki Ryu Yitzchok Mikko Yug Rumi Hiro Akio Ryo
Names related to Naoki
More Japanese names
Kobe Kaizen Raiden Ren Akari Kenzo Ronin Kyomi Akira Yuna Emi Kiyomi Kairi Miya Kenji Reo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Naoki: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naoki, updated 20 October 2026.