Entry № 2476 · Japanese origin

Tsubaki Tsubaki — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tsoo-BAH-kee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Camellia"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Japanese)

A name that means "camellia".

Tsubaki (椿) is the Japanese word for "camellia" — the evergreen winter-flowering shrub. Camellia is the unofficial flower of Japanese refined femininity, central to the Kyoto aesthetic.

Shiseido's Tsubaki haircare brand is named after the camellia oil it uses.

Camellia. The Japanese winter flower.

The name in its native script.

椿
Transliteration
Tsubaki
Pronunciation
/ tsuˈbɑː.ki /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tsubaki stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tsubaki · last year
87 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 · —

Tsubakis before her.

Real people
Tsubaki
Common Japanese name.
In fiction
Tsubaki Nakatsukasa
Character in Soul Eater.
2003 manga

Names connected to Tsubaki.

The number behind Tsubaki.

6

The Nurturer

Tsubaki reduces to six — the number of Japanese camellia.

Why families chose this name.

"Camellia in Japanese. Seven letters. Tsubaki."
Yuko · Mother of one · Kyoto