Studio Ghibli character names

Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata's animation studio — quietly responsible for many modern short Japanese girl names crossing west.

11 character names from Studio Ghibli. Names linked in teal have their own popularity page with yearly birth counts.

• KikiKiki — apprentice witch (Kiki's Delivery Service)
• SophieSophie Hatter — cursed hatmaker (Howl's Moving Castle)
• HowlHowl — the wandering wizard
• ChihiroChihiro Ogino — the girl trapped in the bathhouse (Spirited Away)
• HakuHaku — river spirit and Chihiro's guide
• SanSan — the wolf-raised princess (Princess Mononoke)
• AshitakaAshitaka — the Emishi prince
• SatsukiSatsuki — older sister (My Neighbor Totoro)
• MeiMei — younger sister, Totoro's first friend
• PonyoPonyo — the fish-girl
• MarnieMarnie — the ghostly companion (When Marnie Was There)

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