Entry № 0314 · Japanese origin

Botan Botan — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender

Girl

Origin

Japanese

Meaning

"Peony (Japanese, 'queen of flowers')"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Japanese)

The meaning

A name that means "peony (japanese, 'queen of flowers')".

Botan (牡丹) is the Japanese word for **the peony — known in Japan as "the queen of flowers"** (花の王). Symbol of nobility, prosperity, and good fortune. A traditional Japanese feminine name.

Featured in Tanizaki's The Makioka Sisters.

Peony. The Japanese 'queen of flowers.'

In its original form

The name in its native script.

牡丹

Transliteration: Botan
Pronunciation: / ˈboʊ.tæn /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Botan stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Botan · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Botans before her.

Real people

Botan

Common Japanese name.

In fiction

Botan

Featured in anime Yu Yu Hakusho.

1992

Names connected to Botan.

Numerology

The number behind Botan.

The Nurturer

Botan reduces to six — the number of Japanese peony.

Parents on Botan

Why families chose this name.

"Japanese peony. Five letters. Botan."

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