Entry № 460 · Japanese origin

Aoi Aoi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AH-oh-ee /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Japanese

Meaning

"Hollyhock; blue, green"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Japanese)

The meaning

A name that means "hollyhock; blue, green".

Aoi (葵, 蒼, 碧) is the Japanese word for the hollyhock flower — also for the color blue-green. The Aoi crest is the heraldic symbol of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Aoi is widely used in modern Japan.

Hollyhock. The Tokugawa crest.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

葵

Transliteration: Aoi
Pronunciation: / ˈɑː.oʊ.iː /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Aoi stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Aoi · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Aois before her.

Real people

Aoi Miyazaki

Japanese actress.

born 1985

In fiction

Aoi

Common in anime and manga.

Names connected to Aoi.

Numerology

The number behind Aoi.

The Seeker

Aoi reduces to seven — the number of crest heritage.

Parents on Aoi

Why families chose this name.

"Hollyhock in Japanese. Three letters. Aoi."

Aiko · Mother of one · Kyoto