Names with 月 (moon) in the written form
月
unisexTsukiつき
The moon itself, as a single character. Bold and rare as a registered name, and easy to love everywhere else — it reads internationally as a short, clean sound.
月子
girlTsukikoつきこ
Moon (月) + child (子), a classic formed name from the mid-20th century: a quiet, old-fashioned moonlight.
美月
unisexMizukiみずき
Beautiful moon (美月) — the most famous moon name. The same reading also exists as 美津希 (beauty, harbor, hope), so check the spelling before assuming moonlight.
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光月
unisexMitsukiみつき
Light (光) + moon (月): a moon that glows. Also written 美月 with the same reading — the light is in the spelling, not the sound.
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月奈
girlRunaるな
One spelling among several for this reading: moon (月) + 奈, a softening character. Runa also rides the international Luna boom.
月野
girlTsukinoつきの
Moon field (月野): a whole meadow under moonlight. Kana spelling つきの is also common.
柚月
girlYuzukiゆづき
Citron (柚) + moon (月). The citrus is winter fruit, the moon a cool night — a seasonal pairing.
葉月
unisexHazukiはづき
Leaf month (葉月) — the old name for August, when leaves thicken toward autumn. One of several old month names that live on in given names.
皐月
girlSatsukiさつき
The old name for May (皐月), from 皐, sacred rice seedlings watered in that month. A classic name that carries an entire farming calendar.
卯月
girlUzukiうづき
The old name for April (卯月), when the month's sprouts appear. Pairs naturally with Satsuki.
如月
unisexKisaragiきさらぎ
The old name for February (如月), 'wear another layer' — the coldest month wearing a poetic mask. Rare and literary.
睦月
unisexMutsukiむつき
The old name for January (睦月), the month of harmony, when people draw close (睦).
水無月
unisexMinazukiみなづき
The old name for June (水無月). Despite the look, 無 here is a classical genitive particle: 'the month of water,' when paddies drink it in.
文月
unisexFumizukiふみづき
The old name for July (文月), 'month of letters' — the season of Tanabata, when people write wishes.
神無月
unisexKanazukiかんなづき
The old name for October (神無月), 'month without gods' — all the gods are said to be away at Izumo. Very rare, very literary.
暁
unisexAkatsukiあかつき
Daybreak (暁): the hour the moon sets and the sky pales. Works as a given name and exists as a rare surname too.
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Moon names from myth and story
かぐや
girlKaguyaかぐや
The moon princess of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, found inside a glowing stalk of bamboo and returned to the moon at the story's end. Almost never registered — the myth is the point.
望月
unisexMochizukiもちづき
Full moon (望月): the moon at its fullest, wished upon. Far more common as a surname than a given name, but the image is exactly what moon names reach for.
ツクヨミ
unisexTsukuyomiつくよみ
The Shinto moon god who rules the night. A mythological name — you will meet it in games and anime far more often than on a family register.