Arashi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Arashi – Meaning: storm or tempest – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ah-RAH-shee


Arashi is a Japanese boy's name meaning “storm or tempest”. It appears in our list of 175+ Japanese Baby Boy Names That Are Strong and Serene.

Meaning & Origin of Arashi

Meaning: Storm or tempest.

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Arashi

Phonetic: ah-RAH-shee   IPA: /aˈɾaɕi/

Popularity of Arashi

Arashi doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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