Baby-name trends for babies born in September 2026 have been released, with names evoking the moon and autumn proving popular. Moon names, Kaede names and tsuki names ranked highly, and many selected names reflected the feel of autumn in their kanji and readings. The results are based on a survey of 7,215 people.
Baby Calendar surveyed and released baby-name trends for 7,215 children born in September 2026. Names with a seasonal feel evoking autumn grew in popularity.
In the name rankings, 結翔 ranked first for boys and 陽葵 first for girls, while moon names attracted attention among both genders. Names related to the moon, including 朔, and Kaede names also moved up.
In the reading rankings, ひまり ranked first for girls, while はると ranked highly for boys, and tsuki names and retro names grew in popularity. In particular, “つき” and names ending in “と” frequently ranked highly.
In the kanji rankings, 莉 ranked No. 1 for girls and 翔 No. 1 for boys, while autumn-associated kanji such as 楓, 葉 and 椛 rose. Kanji evoking the autumn harvest also achieved a number of rankings among girls.
The survey overview specifies the subjects, period and number of responses in the main text, and also presents the TOP results for the name, reading and kanji rankings.