A Japanese name has been chosen for you
愛
あい
Ai
AH-ee · a female name
“Love”
Loving · Open · Timeless
The story of Ai
The essential Ai — love, written whole.
Ai is Japanese naming at its most essential: the word for love, said in a single breath. Loved across generations and effortless in any language.
Kanji by kanji
love
The kanji of love with a heart (心) at its center — affection as something you carry.
How it feels
The full story
About 愛
愛 is the plainest generous wish in Japanese naming: to love and be loved, daily and without ceremony. It needs no second character.
Popularity in Japan
Ai has appeared near the top of girls' charts repeatedly since the 1980s — a small name that never fades.
Through the decades
A steady favorite across three decades, at home in every generation.
Deep dive
Few cultures name daughters 'Love' outright; Japan does, without embarrassment, because 愛 is understood as something given rather than demanded. Its quieter twin, 藍 — indigo — dyes the same sound in deep blue.
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