US Popularity Rank: 7011

Origin: Japanese

Meaning: Talented; Year; Agile; Year of plenty

If you're looking to honor baby's heritage with a Japanese name, meet your new favorite, Toshi. This gender-neutral pick can be represented with several kanji characters, including 俊, meaning "talented," 年, meaning "year," and 敏, meaning "agile." Some say it translates to "year of plenty," so baby's first precious months will surely be a blast! Toshi is also a shell's throw from Yoshi, pal to Mario and Luigi in the classic Nintendo game Super Mario World. Speedrunner or not, your little one will discover their talents in due time and with pizazz.