Entry № 6309 · Japanese origin

Shizune Shizune — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ shee-ZOO-neh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Iconic Shizune - Naruto Tsunade's assistant + medical ninja"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Japanese)

A name that means "iconic shizune - naruto tsunade's assistant + medical ninja".

Shizune is from the Japanese shizu (静 — quiet) + ne (音 — sound). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. Shizune — *iconic foundational female character in the foundational Japanese manga/anime franchise Naruto + Naruto: Shippuden; created by Masashi Kishimoto; widely considered one of the most-iconic female anime characters of the 21st century; the iconic foundational Naruto manga has sold over 250 million copies worldwide; the iconic Shizune is the foundational personal assistant + apprentice of iconic foundational Fifth Hokage Tsunade Senju + niece of iconic foundational Dan Kato (Tsunade's foundational fiancé); widely considered one of the foundational medical-ninjutsu female characters in modern shonen anime; her foundational role as the foundational close right-hand of the iconic foundational Fifth Hokage during her foundational tenure (Parts I + II of Naruto) is widely studied; her foundational Poison Mist (Doku Giri) + foundational Senbon Needle Volley* techniques became one of the foundational unique-ability female characters in modern shonen anime; her foundational role as the foundational Konohagakure medical-ninja staff director — overseeing all foundational medical care during the iconic foundational Fourth Shinobi World War — is widely studied; her foundational close emotional bond with her foundational pet pig Tonton (the iconic foundational Naruto-universe ninja pig) became one of the foundational anime sidekick relationships of the 2000s; her foundational iconic black hair + foundational dark kimono + foundational caring nurse-mother aesthetic became one of the foundational anime character designs of the 2000s. Princess Shizune — modern Japanese-anime heritage naming.

Featured throughout Japanese anime.

Quiet sound (Japanese). Iconic Shizune in foundational Naruto — foundational Fifth Hokage Tsunade's assistant + medical ninjutsu + Poison Mist + iconic ninja pig Tonton.

The name in its native script.

シズネ
Transliteration
Shizune
Pronunciation
/ ʃiːˈzuː.neɪ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Shizune stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Shizune · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Shizunes before her.

Real people

In fiction
Shizune
Iconic Naruto Fifth Hokage's medical assistant.
1999

Names connected to Shizune.

The number behind Shizune.

5

The Free Spirit

Shizune reduces to five.

Why families chose this name.

"Medical ninja. Seven letters. Shizune."
Hanako · Mother of one · Tokyo