The 100 Best Female Anime Character Names of All Time

The 100 Best Female Anime Character Names of All Time (2023)

Names often signify a certain trait of the characters and sometimes even announce a certain turning point for their owners. Today we are going to talk about names and list the 100+ best female anime character names of all time.

Character names are sometimes associated with themes or character roles. For example, "taiga" is the Japanese word for "tiger" which is used as a motif for the character Taiga Aisaka in . Another example is Usagi Tsukino from Sailor Moon. “Usagi” means “rabbit” and “Tsukino” means “moon”. In Japanese culture, rabbits are often associated with the moon.

Some names also have a dark meaning, which also relates in some way to the character. Like Mei Misaki in Another. Her first name “Mei” means “cry” or “scream” or “sing” in Japanese. The dark name goes well with the dark atmosphere of the horror series.

But not all names chosen here for the list are because of their hidden meanings. Some names sound nice and cute and fit the character well. Like Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura whose name perfectly matches the color of her theme: . There are also some whose name contains the color of their hair.

The anime's names, however, don't have much hidden behind them. In most cases they are made up and give a fantastic side to the characters. Famous anime girls like Megumin, Ais, Rem and many more.

Now that we have discussed character names to some extent, we will now move on to our list of female anime character names. For this list, we're taking female characters from some major and popular anime and some lesser known ones. This is what it looks like:

100+ Female Anime Character Names of All Time

Best Female Anime Character Names

  • 105. Akane Tsunemori (Psycho-Pass)
  • 104. Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
  • 103. Kanade (Angel Beats!)
  • 102. Saki Morimi (Eden of the West)
  • 101. Reina Aharen (Aharen-san wa Hakarenai)
  • 100. Yumeko Jabami (Kakegurui)
  • 99. Inori Yuzuriha (Guilty Crown)
  • 98. Sora Naegino (Kaleido Star)
  • 97. Shirayuki (Snow White with the Red Hair)
  • 96. Kaname Chidori (Fullmetal Panic)
  • 95. Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
  • 94. Raphtalia (The Rising of the Shield Hero)
  • 93. Ayano Kannagi (Stigma of the Wind)
  • 92. Yui Hirasawa (K-On!)
  • 91. Misaki Ayuzawa (Maid Sama!)
  • 90. Ran Mouri (Detective Conan)
  • 89. Shouko Nishimiya (A Silent Voice)
  • 88. Miyako Shikimori (Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie)
  • 87. Hitagi Senjougahara (Monogatari series)
  • 86. Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!)
  • 85. Emi Yusa (The Devil Is A Part-Timer!)
  • 84. Mai Sakurajima (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai)
  • 83. Sophie Hatter (Howl's Moving Castle)
  • 82. Mirai Kuriyama (Beyond the Boundary)
  • 81. Kyoko Hori (Horimiya)
  • 80. Sumi Sakurasawa (Rent-a-Girlfriend)
  • 79. Kanna Kamui (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid)
  • 78. Mitsuha Miyamizu (Your Name.)
  • 77. Rin Tohsaka (Fate Stay/Night)
  • 76. Misha Necron (The Misfit of Demon King Academy)
  • 75. Tatsumaki (One Punch Man)
  • 74. Hiyori Iki (Noragami)
  • 73. Kurumi Tokisaki (Date A Live)
  • 72. Yoko Littner (Gurren Lagann)
  • 71. Eris (Cat Planet Cuties)
  • 70. Annie Leonheart (Attack on Titan)
  • 69. Lucy Heartphilia (Fairy Tail)
  • 68. Kaguya Shinomiya (Kaguya Sama: Love Is War)
  • 67. Rem (Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-)
  • 66. Yukino Yukinoshita (My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu)
  • 65. Eucliwood Hellscythe (Is This A Zombie?)
  • 64. Noelle Silva (Black Clover)
  • 63. Hayashi Nagatoro (Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro)
  • 62. Albedo (Overlord)
  • 61. Touka Kirishima (Tokyo Ghoul)
  • 60. Sawako Kuronuma (Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You)
  • 59. Fuu Kasumi (Samurai Champloo)
  • 58. Tsukasa Yuzaki (Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You)
  • 57. Ais Wallenstein (How to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon)
  • 56. Nanami Momozono (Kamisama Kiss)
  • 55. Kohaku (Dr.Stone)
  • 54. Nina Fortner (Monster)
  • 53. Mashiro Shiina (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou)
  • 52. Mei Misaki (Another)
  • 51. Kurisu Makise (Steins;Gate)
  • 50. Benio Yonomori (Engaged to the Unidentified)
  • 49. Celty Sturluson (Durarara!!)
  • 48. Yuno Gasai (Future Diary)
  • 47. Hitoka Yachi (Haikyuu!!)
  • 46. ​​Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Magical Index)
  • 45. Yor Forger (Spy x Family)
  • 44. Ochako Uraraka (My Hero Academia)
  • 43. Emilia (Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-)
  • 42. Marin Kitagawa (My Dress Up Darling)
  • 41. Ilsa (Plastic Memory)
  • 40. Megumin (KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!)
  • 39. Sayaka Aoki (Baccano!)
  • 38. Akeno Himejima (High School DxD)
  • 37. Iris (Fire Force)
  • 36. Shion (That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime)
  • 35. Elizabeth Liones (Seven Deadly Sins)
  • 34. Meiko Honma/Menma (Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day)
  • 33. Roxy Migurdia (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation)
  • 32. Nagisa Furukawa (Clannad)
  • 31. Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
  • 30. Misa Amane (Death Amane)
  • 29. Erina Nakiri (Food Wars!)
  • 28. Shinobu Kocho (Demon Slayer)
  • 27. Kaori Miyazono (Your Lie in April)
  • 26. Yuki Cross (Vampire Knight)
  • 25. Tsubaki Nakatsukasa (Soul Eater)
  • 24. Kagura (Gintama)
  • 23. Kagome Higurashi (Inuyasha)
  • 22. Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood)
  • 21. Anya Forger (Spy x Family)
  • 20. Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer)
  • 19. Violet Evergarden (Violet Evergarden)
  • 18. Nobara Kugisaki (Jujutsu Kaisen)
  • 17. Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach)
  • 16. Faye Valentine (Cowboy Bebop)
  • 15. Momo Yaoyorozu (My Hero Academia)
  • 14. Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
  • 13. Nico Robin (One Piece)
  • 12. Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)
  • 11. Arturia Pendragon/Saber (Fate series)
  • 10. Power (Chainsaw Man)
  • 9. Rikka Takanashi (Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions)
  • 8. Rias Gremory (High School DxD)
  • 7. Tohru Honda (Fruits Basket)
  • 6. Winry Rockbell (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood)
  • 5. Kallen Stadtfeld (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)
  • 4. Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
  • 3. Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
  • 2. Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
  • 1. Hinata Hyuga (Naruto series)

This article featuring 100+ best female anime character names of all time ends here. As you see, the world of anime has no shortage of brilliant and unique names for its female characters. Some of the characters mentioned in the list not only have awesome and fitting names, but they also play major roles in their respective anime.

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